I found a reference to the problem here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/81858
I tried the recommended solution and it seems to work:
Potential Workaround (verified to help for some):
Use Option "XaaNoOffscreenPixmaps"
in your xorg.conf device section
It seems like
Kelly Clowers wrote:
On 8/18/07, Marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello:
I recently installed Etch on my new system and found X performance to be
sluggish, particularly when using Iceape. It appears as if there is little or
no hardware acceleration, remeniscent of a K7 with a slow graphics car
On 8/18/07, Marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I recently installed Etch on my new system and found X performance to be
> sluggish, particularly when using Iceape. It appears as if there is little or
> no hardware acceleration, remeniscent of a K7 with a slow graphics card.
> While
>
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
Two things: it appears that Xorg isn't multi-threaded, and that there
is a problem. I don't know how to fix it.
Does the problem happen with Konqureror or iceweasel as well or only
with iceape?
Konqueror has almost identical symptoms, though slightly less severe.
On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 12:01:03PM -0400, Marty wrote:
> Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> >On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 10:42:22AM -0400, Marty wrote:
> >>Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> >>>On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 09:04:13AM -0400, Marty wrote:
> >>> >
> >New observations after further testing: First, I think I
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 10:42:22AM -0400, Marty wrote:
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
>On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 09:04:13AM -0400, Marty wrote:
> >
>>>New observations after further testing: First, I think I was mistaken,
>>and >this problem does not occur in my other Etch system
On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 10:42:22AM -0400, Marty wrote:
> Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> >On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 09:04:13AM -0400, Marty wrote:
> > >
> >>>New observations after further testing: First, I think I was mistaken,
> >>and >this problem does not occur in my other Etch system. Secondly, top
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 09:04:13AM -0400, Marty wrote:
>
>New observations after further testing: First, I think I was mistaken, and
>this problem does not occur in my other Etch system. Secondly, top shows
>only one CPU pegged at 100%, while the overall CPU utilizati
On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 09:04:13AM -0400, Marty wrote:
>
> >New observations after further testing: First, I think I was mistaken, and
> >this problem does not occur in my other Etch system. Secondly, top shows
> >only one CPU pegged at 100%, while the overall CPU utilization is 50%,
> >sugge
Marty wrote:
I have removed all plugins, and disabled java, javascript and cookies.
I have also disabled images and link prefetching. None of these changes fix the
problem.
On the same site I found a page that scrolls even more slowly:
http://www.dailytech.com/German+Scientists+Declare+Speed
Andrei Popescu wrote:
On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 07:04:32AM -0400, Marty wrote:
I'm not sure about it. Now I think it's limited to opening and closing
certain
web pages. not applications.
Try disabling javascript, flash, ... things like that.
Regards,
Andrei
I have removed all plugins, and
On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 07:04:32AM -0400, Marty wrote:
> I'm not sure about it. Now I think it's limited to opening and closing
> certain
> web pages. not applications.
Try disabling javascript, flash, ... things like that.
Regards,
Andrei
--
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understa
Andrei Popescu wrote:
On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 09:10:32PM -0400, Marty wrote:
Andrei Popescu wrote:
For 2D apps it should be very fast. Its responsiveness seems normal under
moderate graphics load, only a few percent of the CPU, but jumps to 100%
under heavy load, such as scolling up a large
On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 09:10:32PM -0400, Marty wrote:
> Andrei Popescu wrote:
> For 2D apps it should be very fast. Its responsiveness seems normal under
> moderate graphics load, only a few percent of the CPU, but jumps to 100%
> under heavy load, such as scolling up a large web page (i.e. a
Andrei Popescu wrote:
On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 06:01:10PM -0400, Marty wrote:
Hello:
I recently installed Etch on my new system and found X performance to be
sluggish, particularly when using Iceape. It appears as if there is little
or
no hardware acceleration, remeniscent of a K7 with a slow
On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 06:01:10PM -0400, Marty wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I recently installed Etch on my new system and found X performance to be
> sluggish, particularly when using Iceape. It appears as if there is little
> or
> no hardware acceleration, remeniscent of a K7 with a slow graphics card.
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