Well then.

[Skinny-Mini]

If I can't find out how to unrar a Windows XP package, may I get some help about Ubuntu running painfully slow?

Firefox runs painstakingly slow. Sometimes, the page seems like it'll never load, sometimes it'll load a bit quicker. YouTube videos stop, repeat, or speed up. Sometimes, the video goes but the audio doesn't. That is the main reason I was wanting to switch back to Windows.

My comp. (sucking) specs:

512 MB of RAM.
72.4 GBs of space.

And I have no idea on my Internet modem but I do believe it isn't just the internet that's slow. I have checked for Viruses\Rootkits and I've ran Computer Janitor.

[oz]

Things might speed up for you if you disable ipv6:

How to Disable IPV6 in Ubuntu|Ubuntu Geek

You can also disable ipv6 in about:config in Firefox.

[Skinny-Mini]

If I can't find out how to unrar a Windows XP package, may I get some help about Ubuntu running painfully slow?

Firefox runs painstakingly slow. Sometimes, the page seems like it'll never load, sometimes it'll load a bit quicker. YouTube videos stop, repeat, or speed up. Sometimes, the video goes but the audio doesn't. That is the main reason I was wanting to switch back to Windows.

My comp. (sucking) specs:

512 MB of RAM.
72.4 GBs of space.

And I have no idea on my Internet modem but I do believe it isn't just the internet that's slow. I have checked for Viruses\Rootkits and I've ran Computer Janitor.

[QUOTE=ozar;732271]Things might speed up for you if you disable ipv6:/QUOTE]



I've already disabled IPV6. It hasn't helped.

[oz]

That usually works for most folks, but not being an Ubuntu user, I'm not sure what else to suggest. Hopefully, some other Ubuntu users that have had the same issue will step up to the plate and offer some tips.

[Skinny-Mini]

That usually works for most folks, but not being an Ubuntu user, I'm not sure what else to suggest. Hopefully, some other Ubuntu users that have had the same issue will step up to the plate and offer some tips.

I do use Ubuntu...currently, anyways, lol.

[reed9]

Which version of Ubuntu are you using?

What is the output of:
lspci -v

My guess is that you have an integrated Intel graphics chip. There are many known problems with X and the Intel driver in Ubuntu.

[Skinny-Mini]

skinnymini@SkinnyMini:~$ lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at feb80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
I/O ports at ed98 [size=8]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: intelfb

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at ff80 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at ff60 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at ff20 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 20)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
Memory at ffa80800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev c2)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: fea00000-feafffff
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]
Memory at feb7fc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 3
I/O ports at eda0 [size=32]
Kernel modules: i2c-i801

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
I/O ports at edc0 [size=64]
Memory at feb7fa00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Memory at feb7f900 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0

01:01.0 Communication controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem
Subsystem: Conexant Systems, Inc. Device 200f
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
Memory at feaf0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
I/O ports at df38 [size=8]
Capabilities: <access denied>

01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 20
Memory at feaef000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at df40 [size=64]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: e100
Kernel modules: e100, eepro100

I have no idea what any of that means but I figure someone else might.

[reed9]

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)

As I thought, integrated Intel graphics card. At this point, you might want to consider upgrading to the Ubuntu 9.10 Beta, which should fix the problem. The final release is due out at the end of the month.

Otherwise, here is a fix to try.

[L4Linux]

As I thought, integrated Intel graphics card. At this point, you might want to consider upgrading to the Ubuntu 9.10 Beta, which should fix the problem. The final release is due out at the end of the month.

Otherwise, here is a fix to try.

+1 to the above.
Ubuntu 9.04 has a major issue with the Intel graphics driver, which is fixed in 9.10.
I tried the beta and it runs great on Intel graphics.

[Skinny-Mini]

+1 to the above.
Ubuntu 9.04 has a major issue with the Intel graphics driver, which is fixed in 9.10.
I tried the beta and it runs great on Intel graphics.

Alright, I installed it but now, it's still a bit slow. I love the upgrades and everything, though. But sometimes, my computer freezes to the point that I have to restart it. Why?