I keep having a memory usage problem. This occurred randomly every once in a while in 9.10 and just happened again in 10.04.
What happens is, when I turn the computer on, right after I log in, I'll notice it takes an abnormally long time for the desktop to appear. When I check memory usage in gnome-system-monitor, the system will be using ~350 MB of memory, about 100-200 more than usual, which is a lot considering I only have 480 MB total. Plus, it will be using some 80 MB of swap. However, there is no program using more memory than usual in the processes tab.
Because of the amount of swapping being done (despite having some 100 MB of RAM left), all programs run slowly (very slowly) and make the system nearly unusable. Once it even froze with only 3 programs open, forcing me to hold in the power button for 5 seconds to force-kill it.
Rebooting the computer always solves the memory usage problem.
I do not believe this is the xorg memory leak frequently discussed because the high memory usage comes right when I start up. I only have the computer on for several hours at a time and the memory usage doesn't noticeably increase during that time period.
Checking the log files does not immediately show me anything, though I have no idea what to look for.
Other sources hint it may have something to do with closed-source video drivers, so I've included my card info here.
sudo lshw -C video:
Code:
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:f0000000-f7ffffff(prefetchable) memory:fe780000-fe7fffff ioport:ec00(size=8)
sudo hwinfo --gfxcard
Code:
11: PCI 02.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
[Created at pci.318]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_2572
Unique ID: _Znp.6KAz8n86w0D
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:00:02.0
Hardware Class: graphics card
Model: "Intel 865 G"
Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation"
Device: pci 0x2572 "865 G"
SubVendor: pci 0x1043 "ASUSTeK Computer Inc."
SubDevice: pci 0x80a5 "P5P800-MX Mainboard"
Revision: 0x02
Driver: "i915"
Driver Modules: "drm"
Memory Range: 0xf0000000-0xf7ffffff (rw,prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xfe780000-0xfe7fffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
I/O Ports: 0xec00-0xec07 (rw)
IRQ: 16 (123845 events)
I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw)
Module Alias: "pci:v00008086d00002572sv00001043sd000080A5bc03sc00i00"
Driver Info #0:
XFree86 v4 Server Module: intel
Driver Info #1:
XFree86 v4 Server Module: intel
3D Support: yes
Extensions: dri
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Primary display adapter: #11
Hope that helps.
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