On Wed, 2008-06-04 at 12:33 -0400, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > I just bought a shiny new amd64 laptop (Intel Core2 Duo), and installed > etch from the CD, then upgraded to lenny, all within the past two weeks. > The laptop is pretty fast, and can run Compiz decently (using Intel > GM965/GL960 graphics). > > However, several functions in GNOME ore very slow. Apps take 10-30 > seconds to start, with no discernable load or CPU activity. Evolution > freezes every few minutes for up to three minutes. Worst of all, after > 30-60 minutes, the panel stops functioning, with strace showing only: > "restart_syscall(<... resuming interrupted call...>". > > I don't remember seeing mention of such issues on this list or > elsewhere. My question is: where do I start to diagnose the problem? > Because apps like metacity and emacs don't experience the frequent > pauses, my inclination would be to start with GNOME, but what to look > for there?
I'd try to find out where the apps are hanging, e.g. by attaching gdb and looking at the backtraces. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://tungstengraphics.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
