vmstat with the -n option would probably give more clear and pointed
information about resource utilization (albeit not relative to any specific
processes), if you're trying to see where you become swap-bound or
disk-bound, etc. So "vmstat -n 5" in its own terminal...
lsof is another very useful
...
> then start other apps, then firefox with increasing Tabs and demands.
i.e. *before* you reboot, set firefox General to start with a blank page,
not to restore previous Tabs.
You can also slow down top refresh to 5 sec or more for easier snapshots:
top -d 5
- Horst
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> top - 18:23:15 up 1:07, 2 users, load average: 2.37, 5.22, 5.33
The 1 minute average is 2.37 -- but the 5/15 min averages are over 5 !!!
i.e. we may not see the culprit, nor can we tell if swap was maxed out
when the load was over 5. You could get an idea by watching the LED
indicating disk
