RE: Re: Octave is really slow and “not responding”

[JohnD]

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> Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 19:17:22 +0200
> From: A Wellmann <address@hidden>
> To: Nicholas Jankowski <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> Cc: Debajyoti Datta <address@hidden>, Kai Torben
>       Ohlhus <address@hidden>, Help GNU Octave <help-
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> Subject: Re: Octave is really slow and “not responding”
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> Am 02.05.2020 um 18:51 schrieb Nicholas Jankowski:
> > On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 5:51 AM <address@hidden
> > <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
> >
> >     Dear Deba and Kai,
> >
> >
> >     thank you for your suggestions. Deativating Sophpos did actually
> >     speed up Octave marginally.
> >
> >
> > Please remember to bottom post on this mailing list.
> >
> > I know on my windows installation I (intermittently, randomly) have to
> > wait 10-30 seconds for the GUI to open. I also sometimes have long
> > delays after a CD to a folder with a large number of files, I think
> > waiting for the file browser window to update. Sometimes while it's
> > hanging I jump into the task manager and the "Analyze Wait Chain'
> > function usually says it's waiting on network activity. It's a managed
> > windows system so I don't have freedom to disable the background
> > utilities, and I always assume I'm waiting on part of the security
> > suite to check in with home.  You can always check that and see if
> > some process or service pops up in the wait chain. Event Viewer or
> > Resource monitor are also behind admin blocks, so I can't peek at
> > those, but they could give hints as to what's happening.
> >
> > Did you mention that this is new with v5.2.0? Have you tried
> > reinstalling an old version to see if the problem persists?
> 
> 
> Thanks for all your suggestions,
> 
> I also analysed the wait chain, Octave is shown as inactive an also
> waiting on some network activity (network i/o). A quick search suggested
> updating the network driver. Updating the network drivers with automatic
> search for drivers did not help. I'll try updating the network drivers
> manually, etc. So I guess it's a problem with Windows and not Octave.
> 
> 
> 
> If you are interested, these are the results of trying the other
> suggestions:
> 
> 1: Trying Octave CLI: it runs perfectly smooth
> 
> 2: Windows Updates says all updates are installed
> 
> 3: temporarily deactivated all apps from automatic start up, not helping
> 
> 4: check hard disk: everything is fine
> 
> 5: event manager: only one error (spellchecker)
> 
> 6: try old version: didn't help
> 
> 7: there is no active cloud connection
> 
> 
> 
> I guess I'll work with Octave CLI for now. If I find a solution to the
> problems with Windows, I'll let you know.
> 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Max
> 
> 
> PS: I learned a lot about possible ways to analyse problems of my
> Windows sytem, thanks!
> 

Try disabling or verify it is disabled for the network stuff in the Octave GUI:

Edit - Preferences - Network: Allow Octave to connect to the Octave webite