Re: Performance problem for X in OpenBSD 4.2

Peter Ljung wrote:
> I have used OpenBSD for different server solutions (mainly webservers and
> firewalls) in the past few years. After a Windows XP crash, I decided to
> give OpenBSD a try also on the desktop. I have installed X and XFCE to my
> best effort (I'm new to X installation) following different guidelines
> (including OpenBSD FAQ) provided on the net.
> After a while I have managed to set up a seemingly working XFCE environment
> with only one caveat. The system is so slow that it is unusable by practical
> means. E.g. starting firefox take almost 4 minutes. Window movement is
> painlessy slow. I have read a number of articles (e.g. from  
> http://blogs.echothrust.com/pantelis-roditis/running-openbsd-workstations-part-2
> echothrust blog ) on the net where OpenBSD has been used successfully on the
> desktop. So I still hope that I have done some stupid mistake. I would
> prefer to stick to OpenBSD also on the desktop.
> 
> Do anyone know any common mistake that I could have done in my X setup?
> Is there any way to check/benchmark the performance of X to verify if
> everything is configured correctly.
> 
> Any guidance would be helpful! :-)
> 
> Best regards / Peter Ljung
> 
> (My current configuration is available as tgz and in text below ...)
> 
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Try greping Xorg.0.log for any errors, or warnings:

nike:fred ~> grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log
         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) Cannot find empty range to map base to
nike:fred ~> grep WW /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(WW) xf86AcquireGART: AGPIOC_ACQUIRE failed (Device not configured)
(WW) GARTInit: AGPIOC_INFO failed (Device not configured)
         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(WW) MGA(0): Video BIOS info block not detected!

It might provide some clues....

HTH
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