On Thursday 06 February 2003 02:08 pm, Net Llama! wrote: > On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Harry G wrote: > > Pentium Pro 333, 128meg, Suse Linux 8.1 on KDE desktop (usually). 40 gig > > HD w/22 gig free. Cable modem. > > > > Running Mozilla 1.2.1 my daughter tried to load a java plugin with its > > automatic download/install feature, or whatever it is called. It locked > > up the KDE desktop, and I had to do a <alt><ctrl><backspace> to kill X. > > Now, in > > Ain't KDE grand? > > > that one user only, when launching Mozilla, it loads about 120 > > plulginserver processes! This does NOT happen with any of the other > > users! > > > > I looked through the .mozilla file in that one user (works fine for > > others) but with my limited experience, I can't tell where it is getting > > it. (Cleared the cache and all of that too). > > > > I next renamed my .mozilla file to .oldmozilla, and ran mozilla. No > > change, just a new .mozilla file. > > > > These processes also don't want to respond to > > the kill command. > > kill -9 <PID> > > if that doesn't do something, your box is very very hosed. > > > Is there anywhere a users files could be placed to make it load the dang > > pluginserver processes? > > pluginserver?? That must be some kind of SuSE-ism, cause it isn't a > standard thing in Mozilla. > > > Mozilla is not useable under the one users desktop, as it slows the > > system to a crawl. > > I'd blame KDE, at least in part, for that. > > Kill all the wayward processes, and then try again. Not using KDE might > help too.
I tried running it under windowmaker, same thing. Those extra hundred or so processes sure do slow down this antique of a PC! Any other ideas? Harry _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
