Firefox

[bobcat331]

Hi, I asked in another tread and didn't get an answer. My browser is running major slow. Is too much junk on it and how do I remove it?

[TaZMAniac]

Some more details about your system and what plugins or add-ons you have installed for Firefox. What version of Firefox?
Also does it run slow with all pages or just certain ones? One page open or multiple tabs?
Do you have Adobe Flash installed or are you using an open source alternative?

There was a recent thread on this forum about Firefox having speed issues.
It turned out that the gnash plugin was the culprit. OP uninstalled gnash and Firefox worked fine.

Linux usually doesn't need a reboot like other OS's.
The only time I reboot my system is after I do a kernel update.

To clean out cookies in Firefox go to Edit- Preferences then the Privacy tab.
Select "Show Cookies" and from there you can delete them.
You can also clear out history from that page.

[bobcat331]

I'm new to linux. How do I get that info for you.

[TaZMAniac]

What make and model of computer are you using?
Next go to the Administrator button and click on System Monitor. Click on the system tab.
That will show you what version of Ubuntu you are using and how much Ram is installed and what processor you are using.

Now open Firefox.
Go to Help and click About. That shows the version of Firefox.
Now click on the Tools button in Firefox and select Add-ons.
Click on the Plugins tab.
That has all the plugins you are using.
If you are using Adobe flash it should say Shockwave Flash.
If you are using gnash flash plugin it should say gnash.

Finally open a terminal window and type this command in it;
lspci

That's a small el for the first letter and a small eye as the last letter.
Post the output of that here

[bobcat331]

Ubuntu Release 10.10 (maverick)
Kernel Linux 2.6.35-24-generic
GNOME 2.32.0
Hardware
Memory 998.7 mib
Processor AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+
System Status
Avaliable disk space 422.2gib
Firefox 3.6.13
I don't have Shockwave Flash or Gnash
1. Divx Web Player
2. iTunes Application Detector
3. Quicktime
4. VLC Multimedia
5. Windows Media
Don't know how to make a snapshot of lspci and post it.

[TaZMAniac]

To copy code in the terminal just highlight it with your mouse, right click and select copy then paste the output of lspci into your post.

Plugins and specs look ok.
Up to date version of Firefox.

When you say major slow, what do you mean?
Can you provide specifics? Is it every page that gives you a problem or just certain ones?
Is it possibly a network issue? If you download updates or package installers through Synaptic do they download fast?
Are you using DSl or cable? Wired or wireless?

Try going to speedtest.net and check you network speeds.

[bobcat331]

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00:01.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation PCI Express Root Port
00:02.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation PCI Express Root Port
00:04.0 Host bridge: ALi Corporation M1689 K8 Northbridge [Super K8 Single Chip]
00:05.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation AGP8X Controller
00:06.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation M5249 HTT to PCI Bridge
00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1563 HyperTransport South Bridge (rev 70)
00:07.1 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU]
00:11.0 Ethernet controller: ALi Corporation ULi 1689,1573 integrated ethernet. (rev 40)
00:12.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c7)
00:13.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
00:13.1 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
00:13.2 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
00:13.3 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 2.0 Controller (rev 01)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)
04:05.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 62)
04:05.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 62)
04:05.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 65)
04:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs CA0106 Soundblaster
04:07.0 Ethernet controller: ADMtek NC100 Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 (rev 11)

I really only go on to web pages, this one and Android Forums. Downloads seem to go pretty fast and I normally teather from my Android but sometimes my Mobile Broadband. Sometimes trying to get this page I get a server problem. It didn't show but my MB is a 939Dual-Sata2.

[TaZMAniac]

Ok. So we finally established that you use your phone tethered to your pc for internet connection.

Go to System - Preferences and click on Network connections.
Choose the tab that best describes your network connection.
You should see your connection profile listed in one of the tabs.
Highlight it and select edit.
Now go through the option tabs and make sure they are set up properly.
If you want to change your DNS sever to use Google's you can put in 8.8.8.8 for that.
Also under the IPv6 tab make sure it is disabled.

Sorry, but I do not have a phone that allows tethering a connection so I can't test this or go any further with that topic.

As I previously said, check you network speeds and possibly change your DNS to Google's and see if that helps. You said downloads seem fast but web pages are causing problems.
That suggests to me that the DNS you are using is slow or timing out or you possible have IPv6 enabled which will cause pages not to load.

[bobcat331]

Speed Test
Download 2.33mb/s
Upload .59 mb/s
Ping 104 ms
Mp3 file (5mb) 18 sec
Video Clip (35mb) 2 min
Movie (800mb) 46 min

[TaZMAniac]

Speeds are good.
I'd check the network connections I mentioned.
You could also try another browser.
If that browser works ok then it's a Firefox setting problem. You could try a complete uninstall/reinstall.

If the new browser is also slow then it's a problem with the network settings on your pc or even with the phone.