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On Thursday 31 Dec 2015 07:17:24 Harry Putnam wrote: |
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> Running Gentoo (32 bit) as guest on a solaris machine. |
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> My install initially had `aurora' as browser. I removed it and |
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> installed firefox.bin, thinking the cpu usage would drop. |
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> It has dropped but only minimally. |
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> The host machine (Openindian) has 32 GB RAM. |
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> My vbox setup allows 3016 MB for guest (gentoo) ram. |
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> With firefox open but not actively browsing, ... I see from %44 |
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> .. to %63 cpu in a `top' display for cpu usage. When actually using |
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> the app, it goes to %80 plus. Even 100% |
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> Is this normal cpu usage for firefox? If so, are there any tips for |
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> cutting down on the cpu usage of firefox? |
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> Perhaps a different browser? But it has to work on banking sites. |
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My first thought is that your set up is using software instead of hardware |
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acceleration for graphics and this is what causes a high CPU in FF. |
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With a new profile my FF is sitting at 2.0% when doing nothing (on Linux). |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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