* cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit)
@ 2011-11-04 23:28 J.V.
2011-11-05 0:01 ` David Rothenberger
2011-11-07 23:12 ` FAQ 4.2 Why is Cygwin suddenly so slow? (was Re: cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit)) Cyrille Lefevre
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From: J.V. @ 2011-11-04 23:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
I have Windows XP Pro x32 in a VM with the latest version of cygwin
installed.
When I open a cygwin bash shell, and type '$ls' it just sits there forever.
Any other command I type is freakishly slow. How do I get this to run
faster under a vm environment.
I am not sure why it is taking so long to do a simple ls or mkdir or any
other command.
Even if I $vi a file it takes a while seriously cutting into the
productivity gains that cygwin on the host environment provides.
Is there a commercial version of cygwin or the likes that I can lay down
cash for to go fast under a VM environment?
I need to get this going or dump it all together for something else,
work has slowed to a halt.
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* Re: cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit)
2011-11-04 23:28 cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit) J.V.
@ 2011-11-05 0:01 ` David Rothenberger
2011-11-05 0:03 ` David Rothenberger
2011-11-07 23:12 ` FAQ 4.2 Why is Cygwin suddenly so slow? (was Re: cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit)) Cyrille Lefevre
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From: David Rothenberger @ 2011-11-05 0:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
On 11/4/2011 4:28 PM, J.V. wrote:
> I have Windows XP Pro x32 in a VM with the latest version of cygwin
> installed.
>
> When I open a cygwin bash shell, and type '$ls' it just sits there forever.
>
> Any other command I type is freakishly slow. How do I get this to run
> faster under a vm environment.
>
> I am not sure why it is taking so long to do a simple ls or mkdir or any
> other command.
>
> Even if I $vi a file it takes a while seriously cutting into the
> productivity gains that cygwin on the host environment provides.
I use Cygwin in a (VMware Player) VM with XP all the time and it's not
like you describe at all. I think the main Cygwin developers also use
VMs (at least from time to time), so there's nothing intrinsic to
running in a VM that causes the performance you describe.
I can't say for sure what your problem is, but I'd start by checking
your PATH for any directories on a remote machine (including any "host"
directories provided by your VM software). Or, perhaps simply try
$ PATH /bin /bin/ls
and see if your problem goes away.
If none of that works, follow the directions here:
http://cygwin.com/problems.html
> Is there a commercial version of cygwin or the likes that I can lay down
> cash for to go fast under a VM environment?
No.
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* Re: cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit)
2011-11-05 0:01 ` David Rothenberger
@ 2011-11-05 0:03 ` David Rothenberger
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From: David Rothenberger @ 2011-11-05 0:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
On 11/4/2011 5:00 PM, David Rothenberger wrote:
> Or, perhaps simply try
>
> $ PATH /bin /bin/ls
>
> and see if your problem goes away.
That should read:
$ PATH=/bin /bin/ls
and just to be clear, the "$" is the prompt character. Don't type it.
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* FAQ 4.2 Why is Cygwin suddenly so slow? (was Re: cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit))
2011-11-04 23:28 cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit) J.V.
2011-11-05 0:01 ` David Rothenberger
@ 2011-11-07 23:12 ` Cyrille Lefevre
2011-11-08 9:33 ` Corinna Vinschen
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From: Cyrille Lefevre @ 2011-11-07 23:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
Le 05/11/2011 00:28, J.V. a écrit :
> I have Windows XP Pro x32 in a VM with the latest version of cygwin
> installed.
>
> When I open a cygwin bash shell, and type '$ls' it just sits there forever.
as usual, plz, remove bash-completion...
> FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.using.slow
also, plz, could you complete the FAQ about that, thanks in advance.
something like :
alternative, remove the bash-completion package if any.
Regards,
Cyrille Lefevre
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* Re: FAQ 4.2 Why is Cygwin suddenly so slow? (was Re: cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit))
2011-11-07 23:12 ` FAQ 4.2 Why is Cygwin suddenly so slow? (was Re: cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit)) Cyrille Lefevre
@ 2011-11-08 9:33 ` Corinna Vinschen
2011-11-08 12:32 ` szgyg
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From: Corinna Vinschen @ 2011-11-08 9:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
On Nov 8 00:13, Cyrille Lefevre wrote:
> Le 05/11/2011 00:28, J.V. a écrit :
> >I have Windows XP Pro x32 in a VM with the latest version of cygwin
> >installed.
> >
> >When I open a cygwin bash shell, and type '$ls' it just sits there forever.
>
> as usual, plz, remove bash-completion...
>
> >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
>
> cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.using.slow
>
> also, plz, could you complete the FAQ about that, thanks in advance.
>
> something like :
>
> alternative, remove the bash-completion package if any.
Wouldn't it make more sense to find out what part of the bash-completion
package is the usual culprit and to disable or change this part in a
bash-completion package update?
Corinna
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* Re: FAQ 4.2 Why is Cygwin suddenly so slow? (was Re: cygwin very slow under virtual box (productivity hit))
2011-11-08 9:33 ` Corinna Vinschen
@ 2011-11-08 12:32 ` szgyg
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From: szgyg @ 2011-11-08 12:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
On 11/8/2011 10:32 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Nov 8 00:13, Cyrille Lefevre wrote:
>> alternative, remove the bash-completion package if any.
>
> Wouldn't it make more sense to find out what part of the bash-completion
> package is the usual culprit and to disable or change this part in a
> bash-completion package update?
Dynamic loading may help
ongoing work upstream:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.shells.bash.completion.devel/3375
see also: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=467231
szgyg
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