KDE (and other things) very slow since last update

[Frederic Marmond]

Hi,
I've upgrade yesterday with lastest KDE packages, and now KDE start and each
application start is very very slow...
Even for a simple 'kwrite' start, the CPU goes 100% for ~15 seconds, then 5
seconds of 'inactivity' (cpu usage ~2%), then the window opens.
If I close it, and restart it just after, the same.
I tried it just after starting KDE (very long to start...), and memory usage
still low (=> no swap used).

Before this update, all was working very fine with packages version 3.5.0-3,
and now, with the 3.5.0-5, all KDE stuff is very slow.

I don't use to use gnome, so I can't tell if it is only a problem of KDE or
more generally.

It may also comes from the X upgrade (6.9.0-4 -> 6.9.0-8)...
I didn't upgrade the kernel, which still a 2.6.12-12mdk

Are other users have same problems?

Fred

[patrick_darcy]

Post by Frederic Marmond
Hi,
I've upgrade yesterday with lastest KDE packages, and now KDE start and
each application start is very very slow...
Even for a simple 'kwrite' start, the CPU goes 100% for ~15 seconds, then 5
seconds of 'inactivity' (cpu usage ~2%), then the window opens.
If I close it, and restart it just after, the same.
I tried it just after starting KDE (very long to start...), and memory
usage still low (=> no swap used).
Before this update, all was working very fine with packages version
3.5.0-3, and now, with the 3.5.0-5, all KDE stuff is very slow.
I don't use to use gnome, so I can't tell if it is only a problem of KDE or
more generally.
It may also comes from the X upgrade (6.9.0-4 -> 6.9.0-8)...
I didn't upgrade the kernel, which still a 2.6.12-12mdk
Are other users have same problems?
Fred

i had the same problem with the 2.6.12-16rc1 kernel.

i entered top in a console

the problem is with leafnode. i run cooker. u need to upgrade
leafnode.
i just did a search for leafnode in cooker and installed leafnode.
that fixed me up, hope it works for u.

[Frederic Marmond]

Hi Patrick,
nope, leafnode doesn't solve (and I don't see why it could, it is not at all
related!)
Did you upgrade something else at the same time?


Fred

Post by patrick_darcy

Post by Frederic Marmond
Hi,
I've upgrade yesterday with lastest KDE packages, and now KDE start and
each application start is very very slow...
Even for a simple 'kwrite' start, the CPU goes 100% for ~15 seconds, then
5 seconds of 'inactivity' (cpu usage ~2%), then the window opens.
If I close it, and restart it just after, the same.
I tried it just after starting KDE (very long to start...), and memory
usage still low (=> no swap used).
Before this update, all was working very fine with packages version
3.5.0-3, and now, with the 3.5.0-5, all KDE stuff is very slow.
I don't use to use gnome, so I can't tell if it is only a problem of KDE
or more generally.
It may also comes from the X upgrade (6.9.0-4 -> 6.9.0-8)...
I didn't upgrade the kernel, which still a 2.6.12-12mdk
Are other users have same problems?
Fred

i had the same problem with the 2.6.12-16rc1 kernel.
i entered top in a console
the problem is with leafnode. i run cooker. u need to upgrade
leafnode.
i just did a search for leafnode in cooker and installed leafnode.
that fixed me up, hope it works for u.

[patrick_darcy]

Post by Frederic Marmond
Hi Patrick,
nope, leafnode doesn't solve (and I don't see why it could, it is not at
all related!)
Did you upgrade something else at the same time?

i am using cooker. when i installed u did all the updates
then i added urpmi to cooker.
i noticed that both of my cpu's , i have an x2 were running
at 100 percent as i would attempt to load web pages.

one of them running 100 percent is normal as it is running
folding at home.

i entered top
in a konsole and i got that kio was running at 100 percent.

i searched for kio in install software and found nothing,
then i read about kio and it seems that leafnode is connected
to kio somehow. i installed leafnod and one or two other
programs that popped up.

i dont that problem anymore.


maybe u have to have the leaf node that is in cooker , not just
one that is there but not in cooker.

let me know

Post by Frederic Marmond
Fred

Post by patrick_darcy

Post by Frederic Marmond
Hi,
I've upgrade yesterday with lastest KDE packages, and now KDE start and
each application start is very very slow...
Even for a simple 'kwrite' start, the CPU goes 100% for ~15 seconds,
then 5 seconds of 'inactivity' (cpu usage ~2%), then the window opens.
If I close it, and restart it just after, the same.
I tried it just after starting KDE (very long to start...), and memory
usage still low (=> no swap used).
Before this update, all was working very fine with packages version
3.5.0-3, and now, with the 3.5.0-5, all KDE stuff is very slow.
I don't use to use gnome, so I can't tell if it is only a problem of
KDE or more generally.
It may also comes from the X upgrade (6.9.0-4 -> 6.9.0-8)...
I didn't upgrade the kernel, which still a 2.6.12-12mdk
Are other users have same problems?
Fred

i had the same problem with the 2.6.12-16rc1 kernel.
i entered top in a console
the problem is with leafnode. i run cooker. u need to upgrade
leafnode.
i just did a search for leafnode in cooker and installed leafnode.
that fixed me up, hope it works for u.

[patrick_darcy]

Post by Frederic Marmond
Hi Patrick,
nope, leafnode doesn't solve (and I don't see why it could, it is not at
all related!)
Did you upgrade something else at the same time?
Fred

also i am running 3.4.2 not 3.5.

do a google search for mandriva linux kio , there is some interesting stuff
there.

Post by Frederic Marmond

Post by patrick_darcy

Post by Frederic Marmond
Hi,
I've upgrade yesterday with lastest KDE packages, and now KDE start and
each application start is very very slow...
Even for a simple 'kwrite' start, the CPU goes 100% for ~15 seconds,
then 5 seconds of 'inactivity' (cpu usage ~2%), then the window opens.
If I close it, and restart it just after, the same.
I tried it just after starting KDE (very long to start...), and memory
usage still low (=> no swap used).
Before this update, all was working very fine with packages version
3.5.0-3, and now, with the 3.5.0-5, all KDE stuff is very slow.
I don't use to use gnome, so I can't tell if it is only a problem of
KDE or more generally.
It may also comes from the X upgrade (6.9.0-4 -> 6.9.0-8)...
I didn't upgrade the kernel, which still a 2.6.12-12mdk
Are other users have same problems?
Fred

i had the same problem with the 2.6.12-16rc1 kernel.
i entered top in a console
the problem is with leafnode. i run cooker. u need to upgrade
leafnode.
i just did a search for leafnode in cooker and installed leafnode.
that fixed me up, hope it works for u.

[Frederic Marmond]

Ok, I found the problem and the solution:
I removed all the ~/.fonts.* , and now, it's fast again.
I run cooker for years, and I think an old package config was interfering with
a new version...

So, if anybody has big slowdown at each X application start (if xclock takes
40 seconds to load!), have a look at your .xsession-errors, see if there are
logs about fonts.dir, and if yes, try removing your ~/.fonts.* files and
directories.

Fred

Post by patrick_darcy

Post by Frederic Marmond
Hi Patrick,
nope, leafnode doesn't solve (and I don't see why it could, it is not at
all related!)
Did you upgrade something else at the same time?
Fred

also i am running 3.4.2 not 3.5.
do a google search for mandriva linux kio , there is some interesting stuff
there.

Post by Frederic Marmond

Post by patrick_darcy

Post by Frederic Marmond
Hi,
I've upgrade yesterday with lastest KDE packages, and now KDE start
and each application start is very very slow...
Even for a simple 'kwrite' start, the CPU goes 100% for ~15 seconds,
then 5 seconds of 'inactivity' (cpu usage ~2%), then the window
opens. If I close it, and restart it just after, the same.
I tried it just after starting KDE (very long to start...), and
memory usage still low (=> no swap used).
Before this update, all was working very fine with packages version
3.5.0-3, and now, with the 3.5.0-5, all KDE stuff is very slow.
I don't use to use gnome, so I can't tell if it is only a problem of
KDE or more generally.
It may also comes from the X upgrade (6.9.0-4 -> 6.9.0-8)...
I didn't upgrade the kernel, which still a 2.6.12-12mdk
Are other users have same problems?
Fred

i had the same problem with the 2.6.12-16rc1 kernel.
i entered top in a console
the problem is with leafnode. i run cooker. u need to upgrade
leafnode.
i just did a search for leafnode in cooker and installed leafnode.
that fixed me up, hope it works for u.