-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:03:43PM +0200, Andreas Goesele wrote: > Hi, > > having moved from sarge to etch I now have a big problem with the > browsers in the subject line: Downloading a page is incredibly slow or > even makes the browsers hang: > > In all case it takes a long time for the download manager to start and > saving too is very slow. With firefox (iceweasel) I once experienced a > freeze, galeon and epiphany freeze with every attempt to save. > > My suspicion is that the download manager reads first my home > directory - which is huge - and for that reason takes long to > start. But under sarge this wasn't a problem and other programs too > manage to open my home directory in a reasonable time. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks a lot in advance! > > Andreas Goesele >
Try downloading a large package using wget, and see how fast it goes. This way we'll know if it's your connection or the Mozilla engine. Have you tried it with Konqeuror yet? - -- <o) Debian GNU/Linux - Free as in Freedom /\\ http://digital-haze.net/~pobega/ - My Debian site and blog _\_V Window Maker user, Debian enthusiast, Mutt lover -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGHnkZ/o7Q/FCvPe0RAjsZAJsHE1RjFixLvpSIxrFfwx4TFFn3DACfYqBZ cZyy3q0OfuKFP/CBTj24Z7c= =zm9H -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]