> All of this began about Nov 7, shortly after I did my most recent > security upgrade (Oct 31), but I do not know if anything in that upgrade > could be responsible. The only upgraded packages which seem as if they > could possibly be relevant are the kernel, the xorg server and the > flashplayer. The kernel is very unlikely to be responsible, and > everything else runs fine under the X server. I did have several CNN > pages open when the problem first arose, and CNN uses a lot of flash, so > it is possible that is responsible -- but since then I have rebooted, > and not encountered any more flash material that I know of in my browsing.
I'm not quite sure when exactly this problem started but it definitively did not occur in October. So here's a list of all packages I've installed or upgraded in this month: amarok-libvisual-1.4.4-101.guru.suse101 So 12 Nov 2006 14:28:40 CET amarok-xine-1.4.4-101.guru.suse101 So 12 Nov 2006 14:28:37 CET alsa-tools-1.0.13-0.pm.1 So 12 Nov 2006 14:28:32 CET sax2-8.1-139.2 So 12 Nov 2006 14:28:28 CET sax2-tools-8.1-139.2 So 12 Nov 2006 14:28:23 CET sax2-gui-8.1-139.2 So 12 Nov 2006 14:28:18 CET kernel-source-2.6.18.1-24.2 So 12 Nov 2006 14:27:15 CET kernel-default-2.6.18.1-1.1 So 12 Nov 2006 14:26:11 CET sax2-libsax-perl-8.1-139.2 So 12 Nov 2006 14:26:01 CET sax2-ident-8.1-139.2 So 12 Nov 2006 14:26:00 CET amarok-1.4.4-101.guru.suse101 So 12 Nov 2006 14:25:08 CET mono-data-sqlite-1.1.13.8-2.10 Sa 11 Nov 2006 14:43:09 CET mono-data-1.1.13.8-2.10 Sa 11 Nov 2006 14:43:08 CET mono-web-1.1.13.8-2.10 Sa 11 Nov 2006 14:43:07 CET ImageMagick-Magick++-6.2.5-16.10 Sa 11 Nov 2006 14:43:06 CET ImageMagick-6.2.5-16.10 Sa 11 Nov 2006 14:42:38 CET mono-core-1.1.13.8-2.10 Sa 11 Nov 2006 14:42:30 CET MozillaFirefox-2.0-41.1 Fr 10 Nov 2006 14:51:20 CET MozillaFirefox-translations-2.0-41.1 Fr 10 Nov 2006 14:51:12 CET k3b-0.12.17-100.pm.0 Fr 10 Nov 2006 14:50:30 CET Azureus-2.5.0.1-B24.pm.1 Fr 10 Nov 2006 14:50:15 CET avahi-0.6.5-29.8 Do 09 Nov 2006 20:39:24 CET mozilla-nss-3.11.3-3.1 Mi 08 Nov 2006 17:29:27 CET mozilla-nspr-4.6.3-6.1 Mi 08 Nov 2006 17:29:26 CET libffmpeg0-devel-0.4.9-8.pm.svn20061008 Mi 08 Nov 2006 17:01:40 CET x264-devel-0.0svn20061031-1 Mi 08 Nov 2006 17:01:37 CET libffmpeg0-0.4.9-8.pm.svn20061008 Mi 08 Nov 2006 17:01:01 CET x264-0.0svn20061031-1 Mi 08 Nov 2006 17:00:45 CET qt3-devel-tools-3.3.7-1.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:57:49 CET kdelibs3-3.5.5-39.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:57:41 CET qt3-devel-3.3.7-9.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:57:07 CET kdebase3-ksysguardd-3.5.5-72.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:57:04 CET kdegraphics3-pdf-3.5.5-16.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:57:03 CET kdeutils3-laptop-3.5.5-17.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:57:02 CET kdenetwork3-vnc-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:57:00 CET python-qt-3.5.5-1.8 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:58 CET libakode-2.0.1-2.22 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:55 CET kdegames3-3.5.5-12.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:54 CET kdebase3-kdm-3.5.5-72.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:47 CET kdeaddons3-kate-3.5.5-10.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:41 CET kdelibs3-arts-3.5.5-39.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:34 CET kdeartwork3-xscreensaver-3.5.5-14.3 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:29 CET qt3-3.3.7-9.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:28 CET kdemultimedia3-mixer-3.5.5-14.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:25 CET kdenetwork3-lan-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:24 CET kdeutils3-3.5.5-17.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:22 CET kdelibs3-doc-3.5.5-39.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:14 CET kdenetwork3-news-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:06 CET kdegames3-arcade-3.5.5-12.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:56:05 CET kdenetwork3-wireless-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:56 CET kdemultimedia3-sound-3.5.5-14.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:55 CET kdepim3-sync-3.5.1-39 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:53 CET arts-1.5.5-7.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:44 CET kdepim3-mobile-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:42 CET kdemultimedia3-3.5.5-14.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:42 CET lftp-3.5.6-2.guru.suse101 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:40 CET kdesdk3-3.5.5-14.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:37 CET kdeaddons3-konqueror-3.5.5-10.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:16 CET kdebase3-samba-3.5.5-72.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:10 CET kdepim3-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:55:08 CET kdebase3-nsplugin-3.5.5-72.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:52 CET kdewebdev3-3.5.5-16.3 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:47 CET kdepim3-networkstatus-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:21 CET irqbalance-0.09-58 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:21 CET kdeutils3-extra-3.5.5-17.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:20 CET kdegraphics3-scan-3.5.5-16.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:17 CET kdebase3-extra-3.5.5-72.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:16 CET kdenetwork3-lisa-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:13 CET kdemultimedia3-arts-3.5.5-14.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:12 CET kdepim3-kpilot-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:11 CET kdegraphics3-extra-3.5.5-16.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:08 CET kdegraphics3-imaging-3.5.5-16.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:06 CET kdebase3-session-3.5.5-72.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:03 CET kdegames3-card-3.5.5-12.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:02 CET kdegraphics3-postscript-3.5.5-16.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:54:00 CET kdebindings3-python-3.5.5-1.8 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:53:59 CET kdemultimedia3-CD-3.5.5-14.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:53:51 CET kde3-i18n-de-3.5.5-67.5 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:53:46 CET kdegraphics3-kamera-3.5.5-16.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:53:17 CET kdenetwork3-InstantMessenger-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:53:15 CET kdegraphics3-fax-3.5.5-16.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:53:03 CET kdeaddons3-kicker-3.5.5-10.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:53:03 CET kommander-runtime-3.5.5-16.3 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:53:02 CET kdenetwork3-3.5.5-27.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:53:00 CET kdeartwork3-kscreensaver-3.5.5-14.3 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:52:57 CET kdetoys3-3.5.5-6.1 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:52:54 CET kdeartwork3-sound-3.5.5-14.3 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:52:50 CET kdebase3-3.5.5-72.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:52:09 CET kdegraphics3-3.5.5-16.2 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:50:56 CET kdebindings3-javascript-3.5.5-3.9 Mo 06 Nov 2006 17:49:54 CET wormux-0.7.4-1.guru.suse101 So 05 Nov 2006 11:10:51 CET xvid-devel-1.1.2-0.pm.0 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:12:50 CET xvid-1.1.2-0.pm.0 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:12:19 CET libdar-2.3.2-1.guru.suse101 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:12:17 CET e2fsprogs-1.38-25.9 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:12:16 CET log4net-1.2.9-17.5 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:12:14 CET mkinitrd-1.2-106.22 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:12:11 CET libjs-1.5-0.pm.8 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:12:10 CET python-2.4.2-18.5 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:12:04 CET dar-2.3.2-1.guru.suse101 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:11:58 CET libgpod-0.4.0-0.pm.0 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:11:50 CET scorched3d-40.1b-1.guru.suse101 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:11:21 CET kaffeine-0.8.2-5.pm.0 Do 02 Nov 2006 19:09:53 CET > It is possible that something in one of the installed packages has > caused Java and/or javascript to slow to a crawl. Java is a resource hog > to begin with, and it probably wouldn't take much to cause it to begin > hogging the entire CPU (verified with "top" that this is what is > happening). Memory is not an issue, as the output of "free" has > consistently shown. I have not tried turning off either Java or > javascript to check this possibility. My testing showed that no process takes up unusually much memory or cpu when there's a "freeze". I also do not believe that the cause is Java or JavaScript because the problem also occurs on sites which neither use one of them. -- Sincerely Sven Jacobs --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
