Re: [orca-list] Orca becomes unresponsive periodically on Linux Mint 9

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

Here's a script I use to debug these kinds of things. It writes load av,
temp (I had a heat issue once), and top consumer of CPU to a file:
/var/log/sysdata

This is intended to run as root.

hth


#/begin script
#!/bin/bash
#First we remove our old log, lest it grow too much
rm -f /var/log/sysdata
#Tracking load averages, temps, and perhaps top consumers
while true; do
LOAD=$(cat /proc/loadavg |cut -b 1-5)
CPU0=$(cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THM0/temperature |cut -b 25-27)
CPU1=$(cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THM1/temperature |cut -b 25-27)
#Sort pids to greatest consumer
for APP in $(ps -e --sort %cpu |cut -b 17-); do
        echo $APP >/dev/null
done
#Construct our display/log string
LOG="$LOAD $CPU0 $CPU1 $APP"
#Display it
echo $LOG
#Also display time and date
#echo $(date '+%T %A %e %B %G')
echo
#Log it
echo $LOG >>/var/log/sysdata
echo $(date '+%T %A %e %B %G') >>/var/log/sysdata
echo >>/var/log/sysdata
sleep 5; done
#/end script


Trevor Saunders writes:
> Hi,
>
> Do I understand correctly that if you let orca sit it will become
> responsive again?  Say if you use orca for 10 minutes then when it
> becomes unresponsive walk away for a while and come back is it still
> hung or is it still stuck?  The first thing I'd check is is what is the
> processor doing is it maxed out on something?  I'd suggest running
> uptime and ps -e -o %cpu,cmd | sort -n to see what is running.  You
> probably want to run these piping the output to a file just after orca
> becomes unresponsive, then restart orca and read them.  uptime just
> tells you the total usage of the cpu and the second should give you a
> list of processes sorted by the amount of cpu time they're taking.  I
> find this problem interesting, but don't have any immediate ideas.
> You may also learn something interesting by doing ps -e -o %mem,cmd |
> sort -n to see what processes are using memory.
>
> Trev
> On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 01:51:52PM -0400, Kyle wrote:
> > Anyone know what might be happening here? I'm trying out Linux Mint
> > 9 and am just about ready to switch back to Ubuntu. I got Orca
> > installed and running here, but every 5 to 10 minutes, it becomes
> > almost completely unresponsive for about 3 to 5 minutes. So far, the
> > only thing I've been able to do is to restart Orca 10 times or more.
> > Eventualy, this seems to cause the unresponsiveness to go away more
> > quickly than just letting it run. It then works for another 5 to 10
> > minutes, at which point it hangs and the cycle starts over.
> >
> > Someone told me that Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu and is easier to
> > use, so I thought I'd give it a try. Being based on Ubuntu, I didn't
> > think I'd have problems with Orca any more than on Ubuntu. Is there
> > anything installed on a vanilla Mint system that could cause this
> > problem? I seem to notice it most while Pidgin is running, but
> > Pidgin in combination with Orca never gave me a bit of trouble on
> > Ubuntu, all the way up through Maverick alpha2.
> >
> > I kinda feel like I'm distro hopping just a little, but I do like to
> > try different things and report bugs and request improvements so
> > that I can make the OS even more usable for everyone. Since I'm not
> > really that much of a programmer, it's basically my way of
> > contributing to the community. Thanks for any help anyone can give
> > me.
> >
> > ~Kyle
> > _______________________________________________
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> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > The manual is at http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > Netiquette Guidelines are at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/NetiquetteGuidelines
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
> _______________________________________________
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> Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> The manual is at http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> Netiquette Guidelines are at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/NetiquetteGuidelines
> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp

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