Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:37:39 -0400 (EDT) From: doug@safeport.com To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: David Demelier <demelier.david@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firefox is so slow Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1304291431230.26949@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <20862.23676.570012.182631@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <CAO%2BPfDfrCrLs_jMWzu6Ki6gw4FavSXD67%2BG6bEAXfzVe5vwi1A@mail.gmail.com> <20862.23676.570012.182631@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On Mon, 29 Apr 2013, Robert Huff wrote: > > David Demelier writes: > >> On my machine : intel i3 540, 2G of RAM and FreeBSD 9.1 it takes >> around 12 secondes to start. Is it so long for you too? > > Additional data point: > System: > > FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT #0 r248938: Sun Mar 31 06:24:42 EDT 2013 amd64 > > Hardware: > > AMD Phenom, 4 cores @ 3 Ghz, 8mbytes RAM > > With the load (as reported by top) at around 6, Firefox 20 also > takes ~12 seconds. > On the other hand ... once I open a browser I work within it, > until it's no longer needed (or it crashes :-( ). Opening a new > window/tab in SeaMonkey is so fast I can barely see it happen. I have a <$300 HP desktop. No Flash, Java. Firefox starts immediately (<1 sec) would need a stopwatch to be more accurate. the specs: firefox-9.0.1,1 xorg 7.5.1 ----- 9.0-RELEASE FreeBSD CPU: AMD E-350 Processor (1600.03-MHz K8-class CPU) real memory = 2147483648 (2048 MB) avail memory = 1638866944 (1562 MB) FreeBSD/SMP: 1 package(s) x 2 core(s) Slow bandwide, DNS, website can add to things. I use our website as Home and have the cheapest Comcast cable service. FreeBSD was compiled, firefox and xorg from 9.0 packages.
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