I think when you get such a low hardware you are to pay for it. I had a system with 64MB RAM running XFCE and get to a usable sistem with SeaMonkey but with such as restricted HW you are to experience a slow connection all the time.
Regards, On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:11:02 +0100 Sylkis <[email protected]> wrote: > but that won't work with interactive flash thingies like menus or > slideshows, not mentioning games or anything - only videos would be > supported, and flash is far more than that... > > 2010/2/11 <[email protected]>: > > has anyone looked into using mplayer for flash content.... i believe there > > maybe use a plugin that lets you click to watch then launches mplayer... > > just a thought to have flash without flash > > > > Ronnie, > > Buntfu.com > > > > > >> On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:59:11 -0000, Mikhail Maksimov <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, all. > >> > >> I've resurrected an ancient PC to try Lubuntu. Celeron 400 MHz, 256 Mb > >> RAM and a 20 Gb PATA HDD. Here's my impression of running different > >> browsers on the specified hardware. > >> > >> Tried this on my machine 266MHz PII, 128MB 66MHz ECC RAM, 6.4GB UDM2 HDD > >> Only tested Midori so far, will try others tomorrow. > >> > >> Testing method: > >> 1. Install Lubuntu from Lucid alpha2 preview2 iso. > >> As above fully updated as of 10:20 UTC 2010/2/10 > >> > >> 2. Install additional browsers (Chromium, Midori, Arora) from default > >> Lucid repos. > >> 3. For each of the four available browsers, measure startup time and > >> memory usage on a freshly-booted machine (no executables cached), with > >> homepage set to about:blank (no downloading/rendering on startup). > >> 4. For each of the four available browsers, try to load three tabs: > >> - open google.com, search for "Lubuntu"; > >> - open my gmail account, navigate to a 47-letters thread in > >> lubuntu-desktop list ("default browser" discussion), hit "expand all" > >> and wait for all to expand; > >> - open http://www.rbc.ru, a news site in Russian with several Flash > >> banners on the start page. > >> 5. Examine memory usage afterwards. > >> > >> All memory usage numbers are listed as reported by Xfce4 Taskmanager > >> with default settings (ie, with "Show memory used by cache as free" > >> option active). These values are total numbers, including any memory > >> used by system. A freshly-booted system with just taskmanager running > >> reports 50..58 Mb RAM used. > >> > >> Startup times and memory usage after loading (homepage is about:blank, > >> if applicable): > >> Firefox: 13 seconds, 85 Mb. > >> Chromium: 8..10 s, 81 Mb. > >> Arora: 12 s, 78 Mb. > >> Midori: 17 s, 108 Mb. > >> > >> Midori: 23 s, 75MB > >> > >> > >> Common problems noticed: > >> 1. Standard Gmail interface is slow. After initializing, it occupies > >> about half CPU capacity constantly. Occasionally, several seconds' > >> delays happen just as I type this text. > >> 2. Flash literally kills everything. Several gtk-gnash processes take > >> up all CPU power the machine has. Several times, I had to wait for > >> more than 10 minutes (!) until taskmanager window gets redrawn and I'm > >> able to see memory usage. > >> > >> Arora problem: never finished expanding the 47 messages thread. "Still > >> Working" message remains shown for more than 10 minutes, and there are > >> about 15 messages not expanded. > >> > >> Firefox problem: while expanding 47 messages, gmail shows > >> "unresponsive script" warning at least once. Apparently, the script is > >> suspended until the user makes a choice, so the loading process needs > >> close user attention. > >> > >> Midori: initially, gmail did not identify it as a fully compatible > >> browser and loaded a reduced "compatible" interface. However, after > >> changing the reported browser type to Firefox in preferences, no > >> problems encountered with the full version of gmail interface. > >> > >> Same problem and solution > >> > >> Memory usage with three tabs loaded: > >> Firefox: 150..160 Mb. > >> Arora: 175..185 Mb. > >> Midori: 175..185 Mb. > >> Chromium: 135..145 Mb. > >> > >> Midori: 74MB > >> > >> Conclusion: on low-grade hardware, flash and script-rich pages are > >> painfully slow regardless of the browser. On less than 192 Mb RAM, you > >> are likely to experience swapping with several pages opened in any > >> browser. > >> > >> Given the available options, my vote is for Chromium *and* disabling > >> flash by default. Best is to start playing flash only after the user > >> clicks on it, however I'm not sure if it's possible without hacking > >> the browser code. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Mikhail > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > >> Post to : [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Steve > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > >> Post to : [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > > Post to : [email protected] > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Jaime Humberto <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
