On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 15:19:27 +0300, Nadav Kavalerchik wrote > Hi :-) > > we use firefox 2.0.0.6 on terminal's that have Intel i810 graphic display > cards. we experience frequent crashes of X when browsing the net, on random > sites. > > using opera / konqueror we never have problems, > but we miss some of the features firefox has :-( > > i remember some threads about this subject in the past, was there any > resolution ? > > kindly, > nadav :-)
This actually has nothing to do with your graphic card as far as I know. This is due to Firefox caching pixmaps to X chewing up all available system memory (RAM and Swap). Once firefox has consumed everything available, it will freeze your client completely. This appears to be the case with any mozilla based browser. However Konquerer and Opera do not cache the pixmaps, so they do not consume all your system memory, and as a result you don't have any problems. So the solution is to keep cranking your Swap up, or increase your system RAM, but in the end you will eventually run into a site that can crash your system (I managed to find a graphic intense site that took down a client with 512MB RAM and a 1GB Swap). Or you can switch to an alternative browser such as Konquerer or Opera until enough people give the mozilla guys a massive amount of heat on this and they get this problem fixed, or at least provide a way to disable it in about:firefox (something like "browser.pixmap.cache enable no"). Jim -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the Cotter Technology Department, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
