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Re: [edlug] Sluggish machine
Ok, Thanks I`ll have a look around... see if i xcan see anything.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter G. Hancock" <hancock@xxx.xxx.xxx>
To: "Derek" <deek_f@xxx.xxx.xxx>
Cc: "Edlug" <edlug@xxx.xxx.xxx>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [edlug] Sluggish machine
> I'd a similar experience a couple of weeks ago. I've no idea whether
> the root cause was anything similar to yours. In fact I've no precise
> idea what the root cause was in my case, but suspect it was something
> to do with fonts and a new version of Qt, as a bit of blundering around
> in the fontconfig area sorted things out.
>
> The most helpful thing is probably to suggest places to look.
> 1. /var/log/.
> Is something spewing out zigabytes of error messages? (It can happen.)
> ls -lart, and tail -f a few of the most recent logs. Anything weird
> or unusual there? dmesg.
> 2. ~./xsession-errors. AWOUT?
> 3. Tools like top, or other system monitors.
> 4. ls -lart /etc, and consider whether any of the files there changed
> at or around the time the trouble started. Have a gander.
> 5. It sounds like your system is thrashing somehow. Have you got
> enough swap space? Find out some way to monitor swapping.
> 6. Hard disk params disturbed somehow?
> > PC has been working fine & running great. The only change has been
swapping
> > out a graphics card, nvidia 4200 for nvidia fx 5600. & driver
installation
> > is same.
> 7. Find and read recent mailing list archives for this beast. Is there
> some horrific recent bug? Some newer version of the driver?
>
> HTH
>
> Hank
>
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