From: "Alex Balayan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hi all,
> Recently I had the pleasure of installing the Slackware 9.0 on my IBM
> ThinkPad 600E (128Meg/RAM). Kernel 2.4.20 running XFree86 4.3.0.
> It seems X-Windows starts to run really slow when I use Mozilla. Allot of
> lag. TOP shows X and mozilla-bin processes peaking.
> Any ideas on what might be causing this ? Is there was way to "tweak"
> X-Windows ? am I better off using another browser ?
> Infact, it seems that most applications using gtk etc slow X down.
> Can someone shed some light on these issues ?
> Thanks in advance.
>
Perhaps, if you run,
ps -axu - look for unnecessary processes
netstat -v - look for open ports that you don't need and
disable them.
route -e - check your route. Ensure you have all covered.
Mozilla tries to
access the default web site, perhaps,
assuming you are
connected to the Net ?
vmstat -n 5 - check your SWAP and CPU activities. You have not
allocated
optimum SWAP space ? 2x Memory size is
generally
optimum.
with and without X running then compare the outputs. You will get some
understanding of what's going on with your system. Hard to tell without
specific and relevant information from where I stand.
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