Urxvt loads slow?

Wardub · 09-19-2009, 04:28 AM

I recently upgraded to 13.0 from 12.2. I use urxvt as my terminal, anyways, I was wondering if anyone experience the same as I have. I use wmii as my window manager, and when ever I open an urxvt window, it loads, then 1 sec later I'll see words. It's strange, the screen kind of refreshes itself. Doesn't seem to happen for xterm. Also when I open urxvt in KDE I don't get this slow down. Anyone know what could be the problem?

~sHyLoCk~ · 09-19-2009, 04:36 AM

This maybe due to xorg config because it loads pretty fast in my lxde. Make sure your X is configured properly according to your video card, that's all I can think of.

Wardub · 09-19-2009, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~sHyLoCk~

This maybe due to xorg config because it loads pretty fast in my lxde. Make sure your X is configured properly according to your video card, that's all I can think of.

Can you post your config or the relevant parts? I tried copying my 12.2 config over, and it didn't the config didn't even run for me.

~sHyLoCk~ · 09-19-2009, 05:18 AM

My xorg config ? I doubt it will work for you. Which card have you got? And what is the settings you are using in urxvt in .Xdefaults?

Wardub · 09-19-2009, 05:36 AM

I have a nvidia card.

Code:

urxvt*font:             xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=12
urxvt*termName:         rxvt
urxvt*background:       #000000
urxvt*foreground:       #cccccc
urxvt*scrollBar:        false
urxvt*perl-lib:         /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/
urxvt*perl-ext-common:  default,matcher
urxvt*urlLauncher:      /opt/mozilla/bin/firefox
urxvt*matcher.button:   1
#urxvt*fading:           50
#urxvt*fadeColor:        #000000

Xft*dpi:                96
Xft*antialias:          true
Xft*hinting:            full

urxvt*background:       rgba:0000/0000/0000/cccc

URxvt.transparent:   true
URxvt.tintColor:     black
URxvt.shading:       18 
 
URxvt*color0:      #000000
URxvt*color1:      #9e1828
URxvt*color2:      #aece92
URxvt*color3:      #968a38
URxvt*color4:      #414171
URxvt*color5:      #963c59
URxvt*color6:      #418179
URxvt*color7:      #bebebe
URxvt*color8:      #666666
URxvt*color9:      #cf6171
URxvt*color10:     #c5f779
URxvt*color11:     #fff796
URxvt*color12:     #4186be
URxvt*color13:     #cf9ebe
URxvt*color14:     #71bebe
URxvt*color15:     #ffffff

This is what I have in .Xresources.

~sHyLoCk~ · 09-19-2009, 07:06 AM

Which nvidia driver have you got installed?

slackmagic · 09-19-2009, 07:08 AM

Rename the .Xresources to .Xdefaults and start urxvt again to see what happens

If there are still no changes after you've renamed the file, be sure to run

Code:

xrdb -load $HOME/.Xdefaults

and try again.

Wardub · 09-19-2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slackmagic

Rename the .Xresources to .Xdefaults and start urxvt again to see what happens

If there are still no changes after you've renamed the file, be sure to run

Code:

xrdb -load $HOME/.Xdefaults

and try again.

I tried didn't get any better results.

I'm using the default "nv" as my driver, in 12.2 I had the proprietary drivers installed, "nvidia" I tried those and I got an error something about not finding the driver.

I'm also getting some weird errors now, I can't seem to change my window manager. And Kdestartup4 or something isn't found. I think I'm going to go back to 12.2

Thanks anyways.

~sHyLoCk~ · 09-19-2009, 01:04 PM

Before you go back to 12.2 give one last shot to 13. i am using nvidia myself, I downloaded the 190beta driver from the Nvidia website , then installed the run file. Are you using the driver from nvidia's site or slackbuilds.org? Because the slackbuild didn't work for me and a few other people here.

dwr1 · 09-19-2009, 02:45 PM

urxvt works fine here. loads in a second.

i'm using the generic vesa driver for xorg. you could try that?