Re: pluginserver.ex

2009-02-25 Thread Shlomo Solomon
Let me say again, if it wasn't clear, that I don't see any real delay in Firefox. The problem is high CPU use by this mysterious pluginserver.ex process. Killing it manually solves the CPU problem and doesn't seem to affect Firefox (but the next time I start Firefox, plugi

Re: pluginserver.ex

2009-02-25 Thread Moshe Brace using Yahoo
ening speed. Could there be file in Temp playing games? Moshe --- On Tue, 24/2/09, Shlomo Solomon wrote: From: Shlomo Solomon Subject: Re: pluginserver.ex To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Date: Tuesday, 24 February, 2009, 10:09 PM So far, I don't see any corelation, but I'll try to check t

Re: pluginserver.ex

2009-02-24 Thread Shlomo Solomon
So far, I don't see any corelation, but I'll try to check this and if your theory is true, I'll let you know. On Tuesday 24 February 2009, Dvir Volk wrote: > is the CPU consumption related to the sites you are browsing? i.e. > skyrockets when browsing ynet, goes down to about 0% when browsing >

Re: pluginserver.ex

2009-02-24 Thread Shlomo Solomon
On Tuesday 24 February 2009, Shachar Shemesh wrote: > I have a guess. Is your system 64 bits? no > > This may be a helper process that is meant to allow you to run 32 bit > plugins (such as Adobe Flash). No idea why it takes so much CPU, or why > it is at all running when no plugins are installed

Re: pluginserver.ex

2009-02-24 Thread Dvir Volk
n > additional process starts - plugserver.ex. This process is a VERY heavy CPU > user and I don't know what it is or where it comes from (although I Googled > and didn't find anything). Killing the process doesn't seem to do any damage > (firefox still runs), but the n

Re: pluginserver.ex

2009-02-23 Thread Shachar Shemesh
re it comes from (although I Googled and didn't find anything). Killing the process doesn't seem to do any damage (firefox still runs), but the next time I start Firefox, the pluginserver.ex process is back. Has anyone else seen this and/or know what it's all about? I h

pluginserver.ex

2009-02-23 Thread Shlomo Solomon
ugh I Googled and didn't find anything). Killing the process doesn't seem to do any damage (firefox still runs), but the next time I start Firefox, the pluginserver.ex process is back. Has anyone else seen this and/or know what it's all about? -- Shlomo Solomon http://the-solomo