I notice that 3.5.13 takes a long time to exit.
Normally I login from the command line and start X with the startx script. On my 2.3 GHz
dual core system with 4GB of RAM and SATA II hard drives, TDE takes about 7 to 8 seconds
to exit and more than once I have seen the system take up to 15 to 17 seconds to return to
the command line. I do not have sessions enabled, logoff confirmation is disabled, I
don't use eye candy, apps are already closed, etc.
My virtual machine takes about 7 to 8 seconds to exit to the command line.
On a 350 MHz PII system with 448 MB of RAM and ATA-2 IDE hard drives, exit time is about
16 seconds. I expect longer times but not that much. Yes, a PII is not a speed demon by
any modern standard, and such a system pushes the envelope of "old hardware,"
but if TDE is targeted for older hardware then the long exit time is not a good marketing
point, especially on a dual core system.
The dual core system uses the proprietary Nvidia drivers. The PII uses the tdfx driver and
a first generation AGP card.
For the record, 3.5.10 never was a speed demon at exiting either. I just expect more from
TDE. :)
There is an enhancement request to provide an option to disable displaying the
"Saving your settings" dialog box, but even if implemented, I doubt the dialog
box is responsible for the long exit delay.
What could be the cause? Is anybody else experiencing a long exit delay?
Darrell