Closed Bug 644945 Opened 15 years ago Closed 14 years ago

Inactivity of firefox makes tabs to consume time to wake up

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Version:
4.0 Branch
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED INCOMPLETE

People

(Reporter: sujikin, Unassigned)

Details

(Whiteboard: [bugday-20110401][bugday-2011-05-06] )

User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; MS-RTC LM 8) Build Identifier: 4.0 Inactivity of firefox makes tabs to consume time to wake up. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Open several tabs with different sites 2. Leave firefox for 1-2 hours. 3. Click on any tab. Tab takes time to get focussed Actual Results: Tab does not get focus immediately. Expected Results: Tab should get focus immediately.
How much time? Had Firefox been minimised in the meantime? Were you using other apps in the meantime? How much RAM do you have? Also, could you see if the issue occurs if using Firefox in safe mode: http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode How about with a new, empty testing profile? (Don't install any addons into it) http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
Version: unspecified → 4.0 Branch
Around 2 hours. The same bug comes even when minimized or kept in restored position. No other applications with much load. 1 GB RAM (In reply to comment #1) > How much time? > Had Firefox been minimised in the meantime? > Were you using other apps in the meantime? > How much RAM do you have? > > Also, could you see if the issue occurs if using Firefox in safe mode: > http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode > > How about with a new, empty testing profile? (Don't install any addons into it) > http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
Thanks for the update. Please can you try safe mode and a new profile, per comment 1 - thanks!
In safe mode the same issue exist.
And a new profile? Did this occur with 3.6.x?
no
To which question? Please can you try to be as precise as possible when replying and answer all questions, since it will take longer to try to resolve your problem if I have to ask everything three times. Thanks! :-)
Sounds like a Windows feature. You don't have enough RAM (ie: you start some applications eating more than 1GB of RAM), then firefox is written from the RAM to the HDD (on pageflile.sys) and you have to load firefox from disk to RAM again when using if after 1-2h. Solution : Get more RAM. How to confirm the bug: Reduce the pagination to zero. (highly dangerous, can break your Windows, TAKE CARE!)
If so, why I am not facing this issue of FF 3.6? (In reply to comment #8) > Sounds like a Windows feature. > > You don't have enough RAM (ie: you start some applications eating more than > 1GB of RAM), then firefox is written from the RAM to the HDD (on pageflile.sys) > and you have to load firefox from disk to RAM again when using if after 1-2h. > > Solution : Get more RAM. > > How to confirm the bug: Reduce the pagination to zero. (highly dangerous, can > break your Windows, TAKE CARE!)
Norbu, does your computer go to sleep between step 2 and 3?
Whiteboard: [bugday-20110401]
Nope Anthony. Computer never goes until I do it manually. Configured that way only.
Is there any specific activity you are doing between step 2 and 3? Are you simply away from your computer? Are you working in some other application?
(In reply to comment #9) > If so, why I am not facing this issue of FF 3.6? > > (In reply to comment #8) > > Sounds like a Windows feature. > > > > You don't have enough RAM (ie: you start some applications eating more than > > 1GB of RAM), then firefox is written from the RAM to the HDD (on pageflile.sys) > > and you have to load firefox from disk to RAM again when using if after 1-2h. > > > > Solution : Get more RAM. > > > > How to confirm the bug: Reduce the pagination to zero. (highly dangerous, can > > break your Windows, TAKE CARE!) Because firefox 3 and 4 don't require the same configuration? Firefox 3 Windows * OS Compatibility: Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista * 128 MB of RAM * 100 MB of free disk space Firefox 4 Windows * Pentium 4 or newer processor that supports SSE2 * 512MB of RAM * 200MB of hard drive space From http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/system-requirements.html and https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3/Firefox_Requirements .
I am using many other applications... Mostly other browser, Chrome... (In reply to comment #12) > Is there any specific activity you are doing between step 2 and 3? Are you > simply away from your computer? Are you working in some other application?
I meet all requirements for both 3.6 and 4 (In reply to comment #13) > (In reply to comment #9) > > If so, why I am not facing this issue of FF 3.6? > > > > (In reply to comment #8) > > > Sounds like a Windows feature. > > > > > > You don't have enough RAM (ie: you start some applications eating more than > > > 1GB of RAM), then firefox is written from the RAM to the HDD (on pageflile.sys) > > > and you have to load firefox from disk to RAM again when using if after 1-2h. > > > > > > Solution : Get more RAM. > > > > > > How to confirm the bug: Reduce the pagination to zero. (highly dangerous, can > > > break your Windows, TAKE CARE!) > > Because firefox 3 and 4 don't require the same configuration? > > Firefox 3 > Windows > * OS Compatibility: Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista > * 128 MB of RAM > * 100 MB of free disk space > > Firefox 4 > Windows > * Pentium 4 or newer processor that supports SSE2 > * 512MB of RAM > * 200MB of hard drive space > > From http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/system-requirements.html and > https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3/Firefox_Requirements .
Yes you do, firefox doesn't crash after all. It's just that it's swapping a lot since you only have 1GB of RAM.
(In reply to comment #14) > I am using many other applications... Mostly other browser, Chrome... Could you be more specific?
Reporter, any update on the information requested in comment 17?
Whiteboard: [bugday-20110401] → [bugday-20110401][bugday-2011-05-06]
Closing bug as Incomplete - if you are still experiencing this issue or have more information to provide feel free to post back here and we can re-open the bug. You can also get assistance by visiting the Firefox help site -> http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Ask+a+question
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 14 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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