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High ram usage when loading high resolution images

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mkkot
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Hello,

I'm wondering why Firefox almost hangs my system while opening high-resolution images like this one (save your data, you have been warned): http://minecraft.1favre.de/output.png

While opening, it involves X process to use CPU and a lot of memory (it's freed shortly after loading the image). Other browsers don't do that. Moreover, other browsers don't do any problems with such images, they load it fast and efortless. I Have 2GB of RAM.

Firefox memory usage: http://wklej.org/id/1027301/ Konqueror memory usage: http://wklej.org/id/1027305/ Opera memory usage: http://wklej.org/id/1027306/ Chromium was problematic with getting the log: http://img.koci.net.pl/images/screen252.png

Unfortunately I was unable to generate log with nvidia-bugreport.sh. Doesn't work, strange. Here are some details of my system:

02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G73 [GeForce 7300 GT] (rev a1) nvidia-settings: version 304.88 (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-06) Wed Mar 27 15:32:47 PDT 2013 [root@linux mk]# uname -a Linux linux 3.8.10-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Apr 27 12:36:59 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

root@linux mk]# X -version

X.Org X Server 1.14.1 Release Date: 2013-04-17 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 3.8.7-1-ARCH x86_64 Current Operating System: Linux linux 3.8.10-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Apr 27 12:36:59 CEST 2013 x86_64 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=9ddb4ac2-a9bf-44db-830c-9ba210ea6d12 ro quiet Build Date: 17 April 2013 02:37:06PM

Current version of pixman: 0.28.2

Hello, I'm wondering why Firefox almost hangs my system while opening high-resolution images like this one (save your data, you have been warned): http://minecraft.1favre.de/output.png While opening, it involves X process to use CPU and a lot of memory (it's freed shortly after loading the image). Other browsers don't do that. Moreover, other browsers don't do any problems with such images, they load it fast and efortless. I Have 2GB of RAM. Firefox memory usage: http://wklej.org/id/1027301/ Konqueror memory usage: http://wklej.org/id/1027305/ Opera memory usage: http://wklej.org/id/1027306/ Chromium was problematic with getting the log: http://img.koci.net.pl/images/screen252.png Unfortunately I was unable to generate log with nvidia-bugreport.sh. Doesn't work, strange. Here are some details of my system: 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G73 [GeForce 7300 GT] (rev a1) nvidia-settings: version 304.88 (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-06) Wed Mar 27 15:32:47 PDT 2013 [root@linux mk]# uname -a Linux linux 3.8.10-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Apr 27 12:36:59 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux root@linux mk]# X -version X.Org X Server 1.14.1 Release Date: 2013-04-17 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 3.8.7-1-ARCH x86_64 Current Operating System: Linux linux 3.8.10-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Apr 27 12:36:59 CEST 2013 x86_64 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=9ddb4ac2-a9bf-44db-830c-9ba210ea6d12 ro quiet Build Date: 17 April 2013 02:37:06PM Current version of pixman: 0.28.2

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user633449
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Hello,

The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information. Note: This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.

To Reset Firefox do the following:

  1. Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
  2. Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
  3. Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
  4. Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.

Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.

Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

Thank you.

mkkot
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I removed whole firefox profile. A bit faster, 100MB less memory usage but still, while loading this image, it hanged up system so badly that I stopped to hear music player for few seconds. Chrome makes no such troubles.

cor-el
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Maybe try a 64 bit Firefox version for Linux.

Note that you need 64 bit versions of plugins for this version.

Modified by cor-el

mkkot
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How did you figured out it's not a 64 bit version? I have 64-bit system and all my apps are 64-bits compiled.

cor-el
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The regular release from the Mozilla server is always a 32 bit version.
If you installed such a version then you have a 32 bit version.
It is of course possible that you got a 64 bit version from the software repositories of your distribution.

mkkot
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https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/firefox/ I'm using firefox directly from the repo.