[olug] Horribly slow mysql workbench performance under linux

[Dave Rowe]

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/wb-launching-linux.html

Switches for Xlib vs OpenGL rendering.  Worth a shot?

-Dave

On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Dave Rowe <dave at roweware.com> wrote:
> A shot in the dark - but isn't there an option for hardware/software
> based rendering?  Ie, if it isn't using your video card things could
> be annoyingly sluggish.
>
> It has been a while since I've used the tool, but remember something
> along those lines...
>
> -Dave
>
> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Adam Haeder <adam at adamhaeder.com> wrote:
>> I'm running the latest version of MySQL workbench (5.2.47) under a fresh
>> install of Fedora 19. I'm hitting a database server that has a dozen or so
>> databases, with a total of maybe 100 tables between all the databases, and
>> the performance of the application is TERRIBLE. Navigating around the UI is
>> an operation in frustration, as every click generates a 3-5 (or more)
>> second wait until the GUI responds to what I just clicked. Running 'top'
>> shows me that mysql is consuming all of one of CPUs pretty much all of the
>> time, and the little hard drive light on the front of my pc lights up and
>> stays lit up every time the UI seems to 'go to sleep'.
>>
>> I know this isn't a database issue, the load is low and queries are coming
>> back in no time. The desktop is a core i5 @ 3.2GHz with 4G ram running
>> 64bit Fedora 19. I've read some threads on the forums, and the only thing
>> people suggest is to lower the history limit in the preferences, which I
>> have done to no affect.
>>
>> It seems to be specifically limited to the Linux version of the app,
>> because I have a Windows 7 vm running on this same box (under virtualbox)
>> with the same version of mysql workbench installed, and none of these
>> problems occur.
>>
>> Anyone else ran into this? Any workarounds? I'd hate to have to use a
>> windows VM just to run this one app. Thanks
>>
>> --
>> Adam Haeder
>> adam at adamhaeder.com
>>
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