firefox keeps grabbing huge chunks of my system: 97% cpu, 20% memory. the cpu
is 2.3GH and mem is 512M.

thanks,

tom arnall


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On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 09:00:09AM -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> firefox keeps grabbing huge chunks of my system: 97% cpu, 20% memory. thecpu
> is 2.3GH and mem is 512M.

more info. what pages? what plugins are installed etc etc etc

A

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On Tuesday 11 September 2007 10:55, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 09:00:09AM -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> > firefox keeps grabbing huge chunks of my system: 97% cpu, 20% memory. the
> > cpu is 2.3GH and mem is 512M.
>
> more info. what pages? what plugins are installed etc etc etc
>
> A

i assume by pages you mean what web pages. no pages in particular. after 10-15
minutes it's just grabbing most of the cpu. as to plugins, i don't know how
to determine these. as for plugins, are these the items which come up with
firefox's tools/addons choices?

tom arnall



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On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 12:50:40PM -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 September 2007 10:55, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 09:00:09AM -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> > > firefox keeps grabbing huge chunks of my system: 97% cpu, 20% memory.the
> > > cpu is 2.3GH and mem is 512M.
> >
> > more info. what pages? what plugins are installed etc etc etc
> >
> > A
>
> i assume by pages you mean what web pages. no pages in particular. after 10-15
> minutes it's just grabbing most of the cpu. as to plugins, i don't know how
> to determine these. as for plugins, are these the items which come up with
> firefox's tools/addons choices?

You can determine your installed plugins by typing about:plugins in
the URL bar.

Another question: Do you usually have many tabs open at once?

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On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 09:00:09AM -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> firefox keeps grabbing huge chunks of my system: 97% cpu, 20% memory. the cpu
> is 2.3GH and mem is 512M.

Do you mean that you compiled your own firefox, or do you really mean
the debian packaged Iceweasel? What version?

Assuming that you're running Debian, what version?


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Type top
then type q to quit.
Post the first few lines to the list.

Could be java or javascript running.
Try turning them off:
Edit -> preferences
Content tab
uncheck java and javascript.
or go to the adanced button and turn off all the things java and
javascript can do.

Also browse through tabs and hit stop to see if the cpu goes down.

You could be out of dram.
Typre free and post what it says.

tom arnall wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 September 2007 10:55, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 09:00:09AM -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> > > firefox keeps grabbing huge chunks of my system: 97% cpu, 20% memory. the
> > > cpu is 2.3GH and mem is 512M.
> >
> > more info. what pages? what plugins are installed etc etc etc
> >
> > A
>
> i assume by pages you mean what web pages. no pages in particular. after 10-15
> minutes it's just grabbing most of the cpu. as to plugins, i don't know how
> to determine these. as for plugins, are these the items which come up with
> firefox's tools/addons choices?
>
> tom arnall
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On Tuesday 11 September 2007 10:55, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 09:00:09AM -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> > firefox keeps grabbing huge chunks of my system: 97% cpu, 20% memory. the
> > cpu is 2.3GH and mem is 512M.
>
> more info. what pages? what plugins are installed etc etc etc
>
> A

no particular page. in fact, it's when i'm not actually using the browser that
the problem seems to hit most often.

the plugins:


Installed plug-ins
Find more information about browser plug-ins at mozilla.org.
for installing plug-ins is available from plugindoc.mozdev.org.
Shockwave Flash

File name: libflashplayer.so
Shockwave Flash 9.0 r31

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash swf Yes
application/futuresplash FutureSplash Player spl Yes
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_10-b03

File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_10

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-java-vm Java Yes
application/x-java-applet Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_10 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.4.2_10 Java Yes
Shockwave Flash

File name: libflashplayer.so
Shockwave Flash 7.0 r68

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash swf Yes
application/futuresplash FutureSplash Player spl Yes
RealNetworks Rhapsody Player Engine

File name: nprhapengine.so
Rhapsody Player Engine Plugin

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/rhapsody-plugin Rhapsody Player Engine Plugin rhp Yes


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On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 11:54:49AM -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 September 2007 10:55, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 09:00:09AM -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> > > firefox keeps grabbing huge chunks of my system: 97% cpu, 20% memory.the
> > > cpu is 2.3GH and mem is 512M.
> >
> > more info. what pages? what plugins are installed etc etc etc
> >
> > A
>
> no particular page. in fact, it's when i'm not actually using the browserthat
> the problem seems to hit most often.

well, its a mystery to me, but I'd start by 1) making sure I'm fully
upgraded, 2) eliminate the duplicate libflashpayers (you've got both 7
and 9 installed, 3) upgrade that java plugin.

Is this problem a short thing? or does it persist? IOW, does it grab
all that cpu and memory and then give it back or does it keep it
forever?

others have asked, what versions of which firefox derivative are you
running?


A

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