Pc running slowly especially youtube videos
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Pc running slowly especially youtube videos
Since Linux cant be infected by spyware, what could be causing my pc to run slow. Sometimes i have to refresh a page as it doesnt respond to my mouse abd also youtube seem to freeze up
Help please
My updates are up to date
Help please
My updates are up to date
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Re: Pc running slowly especially youtube videos
Let's start with you providing some basic information. Please run the following command on the terminal and share the output here. You can copy text to/from the terminal, see its Edit menu.
And which browser are you using, and did you install your own flash version or are you using the default flash version as provided by Linux Mint?
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inxi -Fxz
Re: Pc running slowly especially youtube videos
you can try Google Chrome, it's much faster, especially when it comes to Flash content
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Thanks for your reply
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africamlion@africamlion-Dimension-5000 ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: africamlion-Dimension-5000 Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.6.3)
Desktop: Gnome Distro: Linux Mint 13 Maya
Machine: System: Dell product: Dimension 5000
Mobo: Dell model: 0W5363 Bios: Dell version: A07 date: 11/08/2005
CPU: Single core Intel Pentium 4 CPU (-HT-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (sse sse2 sse3) bmips: 5985.05
Clock Speeds: 1: 2992.525 MHz 2: 2992.525 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)] bus-ID: 01:00.0
X.Org: 1.11.3 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1280x1024@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV370 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card: Creative Labs SB Audigy driver: snd_emu10k1 port: c8c0 bus-ID: 04:00.0 Sound: ALSA ver: 1.0.24
Network: Card: Broadcom BCM4401 100Base-T driver: b44 ver: 2.0 bus-ID: 04:03.0
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 82.0GB (27.5% used) 1: /dev/sda Maxtor_6Y080M0 82.0GB
Partition: ID: / size: 76G used: 21G (30%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 0.53GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Sensors: Error: You do not have the sensors app installed.
Info: Processes: 141 Uptime: 2:41 Memory: 833.0/1505.8MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.6.3 Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.33
Re: Pc running slowly especially youtube videos
Could you run the following command and share the number it gives back?
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cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep processor | wc -l
Re: Pc running slowly especially youtube videos
xenopeek wrote:Could you run the following command and share the number it gives back?Code: Select all
cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep processor | wc -l
Gave number 2 and only that
Btw the pc was running fine till last week and it cant be network as i have just joined a new one and only been receiving service for one week
Re: Pc running slowly especially youtube videos
my suggestion :
- check kernel message with command dmesg ,and syslog . see for error,fail, and warning
- if you can disable your soundcard in BIOS or your soundblaster is PCI card , try remove it first. After that try to booting , if your computer running faster you can guest the problem is soundcard configuration .
- try update your graphic card with : ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
- try LM13 xfce version, it lighter.
- check kernel message with command dmesg ,and syslog . see for error,fail, and warning
- if you can disable your soundcard in BIOS or your soundblaster is PCI card , try remove it first. After that try to booting , if your computer running faster you can guest the problem is soundcard configuration .
- try update your graphic card with : ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
- try LM13 xfce version, it lighter.
Re: Pc running slowly especially youtube videos
Thanks for your reply, can you please explain how i carry out those instructions please. Not very good at Linuxmank_in wrote:my suggestion :
- check kernel message with command dmesg ,and syslog . see for error,fail, and warning
- if you can disable your soundcard in BIOS or your soundblaster is PCI card , try remove it first. After that try to booting , if your computer running faster you can guest the problem is soundcard configuration .
- try update your graphic card with : ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
- try LM13 xfce version, it lighter.
Re: Pc running slowly especially youtube videos
Your second sentence indicates the slowness affects your browser. What add-ons / toolbars you have installed in your browser, and what browser are you using? I'm not a fan of Chrome, but Chrome might be your answer if you're having a lot of problems with Flash pages. Firefox uses an older version of Flash, because Adobe refuses to update Flash for Linux anymore, whereas Chrome has its own implementation of Flash, independent of Adobe. Your hardware may need some of the goodness and bug fixes found in recent updates, and that points to Chrome. I use Firefox myself and have not had any trouble, but I don't watch youtube other than once in a blue moon.africanlion wrote:Since Linux cant be infected by spyware, what could be causing my pc to run slow. Sometimes i have to refresh a page as it doesnt respond to my mouse abd also youtube seem to freeze up
Help please
My updates are up to date