[maemo-users] [maemo-users] Re: [maemo-developers] Canola: other apps won't start

[From: Ted Zlatanov]

On  5 Dec 2006, krischan.keitsch at alumni.tu-berlin.de wrote:

> I installed Canola (great app btw) and noticed that other apps won't start
> 	anymore, even when there is enough swap space available.
>
> For example: I have Opera and the mail client runing and want to launch a
> 	third app. I see a high cpu load which fades away after some seconds
> 	but the app will not start.
>
> Before I installed Canola I was able to run as many apps as I wanted until I
> 	ran out of swap space.
>
> I still use itos 2006 28-6, have a 40mb swap partition and the urgend feeling
> 	that something has changed! This unwanted new behavior is annoying. My
> 	n770 behaves as if it is running out of memory.
>
> Did anyone noticed a similar behavior? If so I would like to track this down
> 	and add a bug report to garage.

I open many windows all the time when Canola is NOT running.  The
applet doesn't interfere.  5-10 web browser windows, plus RSS Reader.
I have 64MB swap.

With Canola running, I can't open more than one app (RSS Reader).

Ted