Heitzso wrote: > > running debian unstable w/ gnome gui recently > (past few weeks) upgraded gnome apps started taking > 5 to 10 seconds to crank up. Logging onto X via > gnome takes close to a minute for my desktop to > come up. The network gets beat on in the process > (watching idiot lights on my cable modem). > > Switching over to Xfce and logging on takes > only a second for a desktop to pop up and > settle down. > > Within Xfce cranking up non-gnome app takes > a second. Cranking up a gnome app takes 5 to > 10 seconds. > > Anyone know what happened to gnome and whether this > is permanent? On my end it's scary. For awhile > I was wondering whether I'ld been hacked because > it seemed like every app cranking up accessed the > network and took forever to come up. Nice to > know it's only gnome stuff that accesses the network > (? why ?) and takes forever to come up.
I think one of the GNOME libraries does a (reverse?) host lookup, which might hit a timeout. You could find out what it's looking for with something like ethereal and put it in /etc/hosts . -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
