Hi,
I’m running a new install of openSUSE-11.4-KDE-i586 on my Eee 900 and, frankly, performance is terrible. If I attempt to enable Desktop Effects, which worked fine in openSUSE-11.3, they are immediately turned-off because compositing is too slow.
stop-preload is executed as part of boot but I am noticing prepare_preload appearing in the process list at intervals and consuming 40%-95% of CPU. I suspect this might be my performance killer.
Has anyone seen this happen before and is there a solution for it?
Regards,
Neil Darlow
I am having problems with prepare_preload on my system (using 11.4 Gnome) every now and again. Booting can take longer and once booted the hard disk activity light is solid. System monitor reports no excessive cpu loading and only 290MB of ram being used.
However, “top” reports that prepare_preload is using all 2GB of ram. It runs this way for a few minutes, rendering the system largely unusable, until it finishes.
I don’t have a link unfortunately, but there have been some bugs reported over the years regarding this issue. One reported fix is to remove the package “preload” and then “lock” the package so that it doesn’t re-install itself. This seems a bit drastic, but it is something I would try. I’m currently waiting for replies to my thread, which may possibly offer different advice.
An odd occurrence
On 2011-03-17 10:06, quackers wrote:
> doesn’t re-install itself. This seems a bit drastic, but it is something
> I would try. I’m currently waiting for replies to my thread, which may
> possibly offer different advice.
11.4 being new, nobody really knows, so you should create a bugzilla and
wait for response from the devs.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
Try again.
I can edit the original if you can’t
Oh no! My first bug report with bugzillaNovell. I clicked on Commit. What else do I need to do please? Thanks.
Go back and scroll down
In the lower part of the page check in My Bugs or My Reports
Is it there
On 03/17/2011 10:06 AM, quackers wrote:
>
> However, “top” reports that prepare_preload is using all 2GB of ram. It
> runs this way for a few minutes, rendering the system largely unusable,
> until it finishes.
wow! i see you liked my advice [stop killing and learn what is
happening by using top to watch], if not my method of delivery…
you are welcome.
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DenverD
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to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11
If top can report that all 2GB of ram is being used, why does System Monitor report that only 290MB is in use? After all, isn’t that what it’s for - to check on this kind of thing?
Yes, you’re a real marvel.
On 2011-03-17 14:06, quackers wrote:
>
> Now this page
> http://tinyurl.com/6xeysxr
> That looks better now, I think 
No. X’-)
You could have posted:
> Bug 680456 - Desktop unusable due to prepare_preload using all available RAM after boot
or
> https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680456
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
As suggested earlier, I have removed the preload and preload-kmp-desktop packages. I also removed tracker and associated packages too. System now boots normally again
Thanks for all suggestions.
That’ll do it
Though removing tracker will cause a loss of functionality in Gnome
Ah I see.
I just wanted to eliminate any background processes for the moment, to see if things stabilised. If I notice any loss of functionality (presumably index-based?) I will re-install tracker et al.
Thanks.