Slow Computer Problem.

Hi There.I am new on Arch Linux.I used ubuntu 9.04 normally.but in arch linux i install gnome.but my computer is working so slow after installing gnome.ı tried some methods you adviced but it daoes not work.What shoud ı do to use my computer normal speed.my system configuration is :
cpu : inte centrinu duo 2.0 ghz
memory : 2 gb RAM.

In that directory ( /var/log/ ) you'll find all the log files for your machine.
In the case of video, Xorg.0.log or (Xorg.log) is the file you need to look at.
As explained at the top of the file, (EE) [ error ] is the indicator you want
to look out for. You may get a few (WW) [ warnings ], but they, generally,
are harmless.
You could browse thru' the other files as well, just to become acquainted -
note, that with files that appear to be empty you may need to be viewing
tham as 'root' to view the contents.
Hope this helps...
Deej

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I have the 2011 Macbook pro with 2.2 Ghz processor and 4 gigs of ram, which i Just ordered 8 gigs. My computer has been getting the rainbow wheel every few minutes and I am not sure what is going on. I took it to the apple store and they said that there was nothing wrong. Would this have anything to do with my interent connection. It does it even when I am just trying to browse through folders and such on the laptop. Is there anyway I can resolve this issue? Thanks!

Disconnect all wired peripherals except keyboard, mouse, and monitor, if applicable. Launch the usual set of applications you use when you notice the slowdown.
Step 1
Launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the page that opens.
Select the CPU tab.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Step 2
Launch the Console application in the same way as above, and select “kernel.log” from the file list. Post the dozen or so most recent messages in the log — the text, please, not a screenshot.
If there are repeated messages, please post only one example of each. Do not post many repetitions of the same message.

Slow computer after logicboard replacement/ any way to retrieve 18 month old receipts

I purchased a Macbook Pro in August of 2008 and have been generally pleased with it. About a month ago it stopped turning on so I brought it in to the Apple store. They claimed that the video card was fried and that they would need to replace the entire logic board. The computer has been out of warranty for a little while now so I was seriously debating shelling out the $330 to replace the logic board. The genius guy assured me that it would run like new once it was replaced so I went ahead and did it. When I got it back, I soon noticed that everything was running slower. Over the last month, the computer has gotten so slow its almost unusable, so I started snooping into the computer a little bit. I noticed that I had 2 gb of memory. I think I originally installed 4 gb of memory but I cant be sure. I checked for the receipt but its nowhere to be found. Not too surprising considering how long its been sicne I originally bought the computer. I looked up the standard specs on everymac.com and found that 2 gb was the baseline. I am pretty sure Ive upgraded the memory on every computer I've ever gotten which further deepens my suspicion. Now, I dont know for sure if I actually had 4 gb of memory and I dont want to start ranting and raving at the apple store about how the evil repairmen stole 2 gb of memory from me if I am not sure. Does anyone know of a way to check what was originally in my computer? If it turns out im simply forgetful, does anyone have any ideas about the slow computer following logicboard replacement? A quick google search let me know that I am not the only one with this problem but didnt turn up much in the way of help. Thanks so much.

I purchased a Macbook Pro in August of 2008 and have been generally pleased with it. About a month ago it stopped turning on so I brought it in to the Apple store. They claimed that the video card was fried and that they would need to replace the entire logic board. The computer has been out of warranty for a little while now so I was seriously debating shelling out the $330 to replace the logic board. The genius guy assured me that it would run like new once it was replaced so I went ahead and did it. When I got it back, I soon noticed that everything was running slower. Over the last month, the computer has gotten so slow its almost unusable, so I started snooping into the computer a little bit. I noticed that I had 2 gb of memory. I think I originally installed 4 gb of memory but I cant be sure. I checked for the receipt but its nowhere to be found. Not too surprising considering how long its been sicne I originally bought the computer. I looked up the standard specs on everymac.com and found that 2 gb was the baseline. I am pretty sure Ive upgraded the memory on every computer I've ever gotten which further deepens my suspicion. Now, I dont know for sure if I actually had 4 gb of memory and I dont want to start ranting and raving at the apple store about how the evil repairmen stole 2 gb of memory from me if I am not sure. Does anyone know of a way to check what was originally in my computer? If it turns out im simply forgetful, does anyone have any ideas about the slow computer following logicboard replacement? A quick google search let me know that I am not the only one with this problem but didnt turn up much in the way of help. Thanks so much.

Time machine slows computer

When TM does its hourly thing the computer slows dramatically for abut 5 minutes. Is it supposed to?
If this is correct, is there a way I can ask TM to forget the hourly back up and do a daily only?
Geoff

on an older and slower computer like yours (your profile indicates 1GHz iMac G4) this will happen, yes. I had this problem with my powerbook. Try [TimeMachineEditor|http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor> to change the backup intervals.

Slow computer and Prebinding Woes

Greetings.
I have been experiencing slow overall system performance as of late on my Dual 2.0GHZ G5. Normally, a repair permissions and prebind will solve this problem. I tried this last night, however when I ran prebinding from the terminal, it asked for my password, and after I entered it, the terminal hung for about 15 seconds and the next line I get reads c-67-161-216-202:~"my user name"$
Then I get the little rectangle cursor as if the terminal is waiting for a new command.
The lines of text I would expect to follow after I enter my password no longer apear.
I don't know if it makes any diference, but I did experience a kernal panic a few weeks ago.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Dave.

First, there's no need to ever do prebinding unless you are using OS X 10.1.x or earlier. Repairing permissions also won't make a slowing computer run faster. Your computer may be running slower because you need more RAM or maybe just need to do an occasional restart. It could also slow down due to large cache and log files that need clearing (use TinkerTool System.) If the problem is due to hard drive corruption then use Disk Utility to repair the hard drive. Unless you are having permissions related problems there's no need to repair permissions.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on maintenance and optimization. Following is my suggestions on maintenance:
Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility called Macaroni that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep.
OS X automatically defrags files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems.
I would also recommend downloading the shareware utility TinkerTool System that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old logfiles and archives, clearing caches, etc.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand. I also recommend booting into safe mode before doing system software updates.
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is significant):
1. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial - not yet universal binary)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Deja Vu (Shareware)
4. SuperDuper (Commercial)
5. Carbon Copy Cloner (Freeware - not universal binary.)
6. LaCie SilverKeeper (Freeware)
7. MimMac (Shareware)
8. RsynchX 2.1 and PsyncX 2.2.1 (Freeware)
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.

What's the best fix for a slow computer?

What's the best fix for a slow computer?

What model computer? What are your primary uses and apps?
First thing anyone can do is replace or upgrade the system boot drive to SSD. Makes a very nice improvement.
How new or old is it? What version of OS X is it running?
Maybe it won't run faster but could run better with more RAM.
Take a look at all the tabs in Activity Monitor. If not on the Dock, go into Applications/Utilities and open it and keep it on the dock. Can tell you what is using your processor the most, RAM usage, disk and network I/O.
Don't install things that aren't needed. That can be counter intuitive to some but 'less is more' and some just really pull a computer system down. Security programs, "clean up programs" and others.
General purpose Mac troubleshooting guide:
Isolating issues in Mac OS X
Creating a temporary user to isolate user-specific problems:
Isolating an issue by using another user account
Identifying resource hogs and other tips:
Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used
Starting the computer in "safe mode":
Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
To identify potential hardware problems:
Apple Hardware Test
General Mac maintenance:
Tips to keep your Mac in top form

HP Network Software causing SLOW computer.....need help

I am in the hurt locker. I have an an Office Pro 8600 that is wirelessly conncted. This software is causing significant slow computer issues.
Under the windows task manager, there is a file that keeps replicating itself called HPNetworkCo.... and it will replicate itself a few thousand times to the point where I have about 2,000 of these processes running and all my CPU usage is taken up. It will add one process about every few seconds rendering the PC useless in about 1 to 2 hours and requiring a re-boot to scrub them.....then it starts over.
Any ideas?

What other error messages and oddities is your operating system showing to you?
The description you have given sounds more like an operating system issue rather than a printer software issue.
Best regards,
erico
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How do ya get downloadfetcher too auto down load paused downloads too cut on and down load one at time have slow computer wont download but one at time

was told by friend something about an addon or a way when ya have muptable downloads in download area that they can be stored and then cut on or set up somehow where ya can turn on where all the downloads that are on pause mode can be down loaded one at a time have old and slow computer cant down load two or more at one time thonkssssssss

Hi Magsrobby,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting. I'm really sorry to hear you've had so many problems. I can look into this for you if you wish. Drop me an email with the details. You'll find the "contact us" form in the about me section of my profile. Once I have the details we'll take it from there.
Cheers
David
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Super slow computer and doesn't shut down

Hi all,
I think it is only fair to come and share with you an issue I had with my 2011 Mac Pro runing on Lion 10.7.3. The computer is just a few months old. For a month or so I started experiencing a SUPER slow computer. To illustrate, it would slow down suddently and would take 10 minutes to give me the About this Mac info. After hard shutdown it would get normal again for a few hours. This happen usually while using Google Docs, and after trouble shooting and not getting anywhere... reseting power management (SMC), etc... Just to test I de-activated the Kaspersky Anti-Virus software for Mac, thinking that it may have been the cause while working on Google Docs... and it work!
One problem solve... but I run into another one. The computer would freeze after shuting down, and the screen would be gray with the little turning wheel... Every day from there I had to do the hard shutdown... not healthy for the computer of course... After re-installing the operating system, going back and forth with Apple Care Specialist (very helpful and nice people), and spending hours figuring the problem out... I decided to un-install completely the Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac, but downloading the 'free' version and using the un-installer from the package... After this my computer shuts down everytime and goes to sleep normally. This saved me from formatting the HD and doing a clean installation of Lion - which was my next step if things didn't work according to Mac support.
I still have the Kaspersky for the parallels side of the computer and that doesn't seem to be an issue. I hope this saves some people the trouble, the frustration and the MANY hours of trying to figure it what's wrong with the computer.
I have read many blogs, and articles and none of them pointed at Kaspersky... I found issues with Parallels, Office for Mac, etc but I guess after the last Lion update thing went south with the anti virus software... and of course my computer! Now we're all happy again!

Something is causing it to not shut down, more than likely some process that refuses to quit. Do all of your applications quit when you shut down or do you have to force quit any of them? You also should look in your console messages and see if perhaps there is a clue there.
When you ran Disk Utility did you get the message that the "drive appears to be o.k." or did you get some other message?
Do you have problems with freezing in general or just when you are installing applications? When you say freezes do you mean you get the spinning beachball or does it freeze and you can't do anything including moving the cursor?
Do you use a lot of widgets in Dashboard? Sometimes they will cause problems. If you have loaded any of them recently you might try removing them and see if that helps with the shutdown issue.

Constant unresponsive script warnings - constant - no particular site - just slows computer- now using Explorer (not a fan) but computer now running smoothly. in English

Constant "unresponsive script" warnings - no particular site - slows computer for considerable time. Now using Explorer (not a fan) but computer running smoothly. I believe the problem is with Firefox. What can be done so I can go back to Firefox?
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== User Agent ==
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

I noted Dino had the same problem..many things crossed my mind..could it be my computer, could it be two other browsers parked in my computer but not be using as a default, or is it Firefox...I have not received any specific answers without spending a lot of bucks for professional help..any suggestions would be beneficial..Rob [email protected].Firefox Default user

Itunes says I need itunes 11.1 version or later on my iphone before it will recognise the iphone. How do I update itunes on my iphone or is it a computer problem?

I have been trying to sync/back up my iphone and ipad but iTunes is saying I need to update my iphone to version 11.1 or later. I thought my phone was up to date and I can't seem to update iTunes on my phone anyway. Does anyone know how to update iTunes on my phone or is it a computer problem? I've been having problems with iTunes on my PC so I re-installed it but it's been a nightmare trying to get it to work.
This is the message I receive says " The iphone 'iPhone' cannot be used because it requires iTunes version 11.1 or later. Go to www.itunes.com.au to download the latest version of iTunes". I get a similar one for my iPad too.
When I go to the website I can only find the download for my PC but not the iPhone.
Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you!

emcg23 wrote:
I have been trying to sync/back up my iphone and ipad but iTunes is saying I need to update my iphone to version 11.1 or later
No, your iPhone i s telling you that you need iTunes 11.1 or greater on your computer in order to sync with the computer.
I've been having problems with iTunes on my PC so I re-installed it but it's been a nightmare trying to get it to work.
Then you should fix this issue with iTunes before you try to sync your iPhone to it.
See this -> Remove and reinstall iTunes and related software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 - Apple Support

I use lion 10.7.2 and iPhoto latest version but when I export a slide show when I play it . It plays about half of the slide show and screen become white ? How can I solve it ? Is it bug or my computer problem

I use lion 10.7.2 and iPhoto latest version but when I export a slide show when I play it . It plays about half of the slide show and screen become white ? How can I solve it ? Is it bug or my computer problem

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How do I get my Mac, G5, 10.5.8, to print? Printer tech support thinks it is a computer problem. Any ideas?

How do I get my Mac, G5, 10.5.8, to print? Printer tech support thinks it is a computer problem. Any ideas?

Hi Dwayne,
If necessary (unless your operating system already contains the printer software needed), a downloadable driver for a Deskjet 5420v Photo Printer (is this the exact model?) and Mac OS 10.5 appears to exist according to the support web page below:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?product=1105187&lc=en&cc=us& dlc=en&lang=en&cc=us
To begin with, have you verified that the printer is able to print at all (that the print cartridges are OK, et cetera)? This can usually be done by trying to print a test page (from the computer) via an HP printer utility, or possibly by generating a self-test page (without a connected computer) using an appropriate button combination on the printer itself.
Jan

Weird Slow Connectivity Problem

Hi guys
We are facing a slow connection problem and we cant seem to find an answer
as to whats happening.
Our application has
1. An app server hosting EJBs , datasources etc
2. A webserver on different box hosting servlets and command classes.
3.A Sql server 7 database on a different box.
All these boxes are on a secured network ; which means that access to them
is given on a requirement basis.
We have JSPs on the web box which get a datasource connection from the app
box to run queries against the database server.Our problem is that even to
run a very simple query ; it takes a long long time (in order of minutes)
and the same query runs lightening fast in the test environment where all
the boxes are on the same network.
We use type 4 SQL driver.We initially thought that this could be a network
problem as it doesnt make sense that the same query runs very fast on the
test boxes.But the network settings seem ok.
The network settings are this way :
Appserver box has access to database server box.
Webserver box has access to Appserver box.
So you can see that webserver doesnt have direct access to database
server.Is it needed to run queries ; since I am taking a connection from the
appserver.How does the whole business of running queries work when I take a
connection from a datasource on an app server.
I had this question posted to the BEA weblogic customer support ; but they
really couldnt help me.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
Pankaj Vij

This has many possible troubleshooting paths. You don't mention if this is a workgroup or domain based Windows network. Checking the "Directory Access" settings as appropriate may yield the solution.
If this is a domain/active directory network the issue may lay with the machine account on the domain server.
Create a new user account on the Mac and see if the problem follows when you log in to that account and try to access the SMB share.
If the problem goes away, then you should look at the original user's startup items to see what might be launching at startup or simply move all files to the new user and delete the old account (not the preferred method).
If the problem persists with a second user on the same machine, then I'd take another Mac, boot it to target disk mode (laptop is good for this), using a firewire cable, boot the troublesome mac to the target mac and try to replicate the issue.
If issue persists, this is a network permissions issue on the server, if it goes away it is a local software issue on the Mac and a clean install of the OS may be needed if you can't locate the meddlesome settings/software.

What is the best way to remotely access my sister in laws Mac who lives in another city to help her with her computer problems?

as stated above
What is the best way to remotely access my sister in laws Mac who lives in another city to help her with her computer problems?

The best way? Get her to bring it to you, especially if she makes good cakes.
Apples Back to my Mac isn't really suitable for this - it is designed for a single person who wants their Apple ID on the system. It would mean she would have to share hers with you & you would also have to setup her Apple ID on your Mac - it is messy & causes trouble with iCloud, iTunes etc.
You can try Messages if she is able to begin a session with you, see the 'invite to share screen' in the menus, weirdly you need to use a service that isn't from Apple.
Messages (Mavericks): Share your screen
It may be better if you to setup LogMeIn or GoToMyPC. They should 'dial out' & maintain a constant connection so you can login whenever the Mac is powered up. It won't, require a human to initiate the process at the other end, just be aware that the router may cause issues depending on what is configured, you may need settings to enable automatic port forwarding - it really depend on which option you choose.

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