[arch-general] Something wrong with firefox/thunderbird driving X cpu usage -> 100%

[Squall Lionheart]

I don't see an option related to GLODA in edit->prefs->advanced->general,
is it the same as "Enable Global Search and Indexer"?

Thanks
Squall


On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 9:57 AM, mike cloaked <mike.cloaked at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Genes MailLists <lists at sapience.com>
> wrote:
> > On 08/10/2012 12:41 AM, gt wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Why don't you guys try something like claws or sylpheed, if you are
> >> having problem with thunderbird. I have used claws a couple of times
> >> and I can say that it consumes minimal resources (for a graphical
> >> client).
> >>
> >
> >   Unless lots has changed recently, Claws is not really a great
> replacement
> > for TB. In large part due to lack of html compose support (e.g. font
> control
> > and tables can be pretty darn important for some). Evolution might be,
> tho
> > it used to crash a lot - perhaps it has improved recently and is worth
> > trying again.
> >
> >   I use a local imap server for local storage - even on my laptop - so I
> can
> > change email clients with zero dependence on any clients local storage
> > quirks.
> >
> >  I am running TB 17 - one thing worth checking is to ensure GLODA is
> turned
> > off (edit->prefs->advanced->general). This has caused terrible cpu and io
> > activity for me in the past.
> >
> >  On my laptop, while roaming, if i lose connections - then sometimes TB
> > re-checks and indexes things - which causes CPU spikes for a bit - but
> they
> > go away.
>
> Gene, your comment above about GLODA is an important one and one which
> quite a few people seem not to be aware of - when TB first moved to
> GLODA it was automatically switched on when updating TB from the
> previous version - and caused me lots of CPU spikes at the time, and
> indeed when it was re-indexing long periods of huge CPU usage - at
> that time (way back from the current time) I switched off GLODA
> permanently, and all the CPU usage issues went away - and I have never
> had any problems since - and have never switched GLODA back on!
>
> It might be an idea to try switching off GLODA and see if the CPU high
> usage issues remain or not - if they go away then the likely culprit
> was GLODA.
>
> --
> mike c
>



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