As near as I can tell, x is not using xfs. This is a poor little 486/33, and the documentation for lyx uses postscript fonts which call for rendering. It substantially pauses for a few minutes while doing so.
(when this has been hashed out before, it seems to have to do with the xserver being single-threaded). The solution for this is xfs, which is supposedly running. However, looking at top from a regular console, it is X taking all the cycles, while xfs is idle. /etc/X11/config reads: # This file contains configuration flags for the X Window System. # For a description of the meanings of the flags, see # /usr/doc/X11/debian.README run-xconsole obey-nologin allow-user-resources allow-user-modmap allow-user-xsession allow-failsafe start-xfs start-xdm xdm-start-server Is there anything else that should be happening? I recall that under macbsd (which was running on a comparable machine), i had to start xfs first and then use port information to pass this to xdm. However, it solved the problem, and the machine was usable while crunching fonts. rick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
