VB 2.1.2 feels much slower in network access and shared folder access with high host CPU usage than 2.0.2. Does anyone else feel the same?
Any possible tweaks/workarounds to try?
(Host=Ubuntu 8.10 up-to-date; Guest=WinXP Sp2)
Networking and shared folder access taking high CPU in 2.1.2
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Try it with 2.1.4 that was released a few days ago. There were some performance issues with 2.1.2 that should be fixed now.
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Thanks! 2.1.4 fixed the problem. Both Shared folder access and networking are back to normal (if not better) with Networking being the most improved (now takes significantly low host CPU).Sasquatch wrote:Try it with 2.1.4 that was released a few days ago. There were some performance issues with 2.1.2 that should be fixed now.
However I wish shared folder cpu could improve a little bit more as there's a significant difference in cpu usage in accessing local files and shared folder files.
Note: My shared folder access is a bit unusual though. I have a symbolic link in my shared folder (ext3) to a FAT32 folder. I run programs located in this folder. Could this have an effect on cpu?