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Re: firefox crashing and bad desktop experiences



From: Herb Peyerl <hpeyerl%beer.org@localhost>
> 
> Given a choice, my main desktop is OSX... At work; I have no choice.   
> A NetBSD desktop is required... I also still use ctwm.. I spent days  
> trying to get NetBSD to run dual headed on a Matrox G-650. I finally  
> brought a G-550 from home and it just worked.  Then I fought with  
> Firefox... I still fight with firefox.. It crashes on me about 5 or 6  
> times a day... Some sort of xorg "BadAlloc" resource starvation  
> thing... I don't have a flash plugin and I've tried with noscript; it  
> still crashes...  I have another NetBSD desktop that I use for one  

What NetBSD version? As a quick test if you unlimit before running it does 
help?

[...]
> 
> So on my desk, I have 4 monitors and 1 keyboard/mouse... 3 for NetBSD,  
> 1 for corporate windows/outlook... My NetBSD machines run xterm,   
> ctwm, firefox, wireshark, and xmms... Not a very taxing desktop; and  
> still NetBSD does it poorly...

So, a netbsd-desktop install which installed gome and a reliable firefox 
etc would be of definite benefit for you? :)



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