nukenorman Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I am using the latest version of Linux mint. However it always crashes and laggy. For example even when I just do simple task like write this question here it lagged up while I was typing and I had to wait about 20 seconds to type the rest. Is it the linux or is it because it is running off of a thumb drive that supports USB 3.0? I figured USB 3.0 USB flash would be fast enough not to cause so much crashes and lag but maybe I am wrong? I am running it on an Ascer Aspire notebook with core i7 ( 2 cores plus hyper threading ) 4 gigs of DDR3 ram and USB3.0 slots with a USB 3.0 capable thumb drive that linux mint is installed on. So basically is it normal for linux to freeze and lag so much on a decent machine with linux installed on usb3.0?? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted February 20, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2015 You try a different USB 3 port (if available)? I highly doubt the issue is with Mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlang Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 running any os of a thumb-drive is suboptimal and should only be done to do some quick tests. install it on a HDD and have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I am using the latest version of Linux mint. However it always crashes and laggy. For example even when I just do simple task like write this question here it lagged up while I was typing and I had to wait about 20 seconds to type the rest. Is it the linux or is it because it is running off of a thumb drive that supports USB 3.0? I figured USB 3.0 USB flash would be fast enough not to cause so much crashes and lag but maybe I am wrong? I am running it on an Ascer Aspire notebook with core i7 ( 2 cores plus hyper threading ) 4 gigs of DDR3 ram and USB3.0 slots with a USB 3.0 capable thumb drive that linux mint is installed on. So basically is it normal for linux to freeze and lag so much on a decent machine with linux installed on usb3.0?? Thanks to be fair Acer laptops are pretty garbage. It probably is a hardware issue. More details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran Posted February 21, 2015 Veteran Share Posted February 21, 2015 I kept having odd crashes (using Ubuntu MATE 14.10) and I think it actually was Google Chrome. The freezes only happened when I was typing something into Chrome. I am now using Firefox with no problems so far. For the record, I went more than a year with Chrome with no problems. It was only with 14.10 that the problems started (ie, Chrome on Ubuntu 14.10). Still, as others say, the problem may be with running the OS from a USB drive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 to be fair Acer laptops are pretty garbage. It probably is a hardware issue. More details? No they are not.. I have Acer laptops ... no problems so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted February 21, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2015 to be fair Acer laptops are pretty garbage. It probably is a hardware issue. More details? Their earlier stuff, yes, it sucked. But their newer stuff is top notch. TAZMINATOR 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Their earlier stuff, yes, it sucked. But their newer stuff is top notch. Ditto that -- my brother in law bought one of theirs recently and it was actually pretty decent, surprised to see the Acer logo on it.. pleasantly surprised. That said, as far as USB goes, I've run a few test distros on an external USB 2.0 hard drive in the past just to get a feel for the OS on a given set of hardware without having to repartition anything (VM's won't let you see how it behaves on a physical install).. yea, it's a great way to not show you how fast it really is, laggy as all hell for obvious reasons, but don't think I've ever had it crash on me. Launching a browser would give me a chance to go to lunch, sure, but don't recall it ever crashing. That was Firefox though, I've not tried Chrome in a while, gave up on it, maybe it's an app-specific bug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney T. Administrators Posted February 22, 2015 Administrators Share Posted February 22, 2015 I've been running xubuntu on one of my main desktops and it has become particularly slow as well as freezes lately. Since my desktop has never had issues, I suspect something in the distro iteself. I do not use Chrome but the same happens in Firefox. Maybe a bad update? I would say that this phenomenon has been an issue for 3 weeks or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted February 22, 2015 Veteran Share Posted February 22, 2015 have any of you had loads of cinnamon updates recently? like every couple of days for example below, now going by the version number it was released today but i have had the same updates every couple of days for about 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney T. Administrators Posted February 22, 2015 Administrators Share Posted February 22, 2015 Not using Cinnamon.... XFCE4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Their earlier stuff, yes, it sucked. But their newer stuff is top notch. kool, I just mentioned that based on past experiences, but I can believe you sure, didn't mean to damper anyone on the brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted February 26, 2015 Veteran Share Posted February 26, 2015 Not using Cinnamon.... XFCE4. I worked out my issue i had the Cinnamon Nightly repos enabled lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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