Firefox runs slower on Arch than on Windows?
from theselfhoster@sopuli.xyz to linux@lemmy.ml on 03 Apr 05:09
https://sopuli.xyz/post/24831415

I recently got a new Dell Inspiron 660s and it had Windows on it, I played around with Windows and eventually got around to putting Arch on it.

Now I’ve installed Arch on multiple systems but I’m no expert at Arch, I mainly like it because it’s bleeding edge.

I opened Firefox on it and started to pull up Tetr.io and Friday Night Funkin - browser games, and it was noticably slower on Arch than it was on Windows.

According to Fastfetch, I have a “Radeon HD 5000/6000/7350/8350 Series” (???) and a “Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller” (my iGPU i think)

What can I do to fix this? Please tell me if I need to provide more info.

#linux

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Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show on 03 Apr 05:42 next collapse

Firefox disables some 3d acceleration stuff on Linux, where it’s enabled by default on Windows.

So look through your about:config about:support for any acceleration stuff that’s disabled. You might be able to enable them.

Libertus@lemmy.world on 03 Apr 05:48 next collapse

I would rather suggest checking “about: support”, not “about: config”.

theselfhoster@sopuli.xyz on 04 Apr 17:37 collapse

There’s a bunch of stuff that’s blocklisted, I’ve been trying to fix this with google and reddit yet none of the things I see in the posts work. Chromium works out of the box with no lag, and my Thinkpad x240 with the exact same set up has no lag whatsoever, so at this point, I don’t know what’s the problem

L_Acacia@lemmy.ml on 03 Apr 09:34 collapse

wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox#Hardware_video_a…

Firefox is a bit annoying on wayland, you often have to force enable hw accel. If you cant figure it out send me a DM, ill be glad to help you through signal/matrix/discord

theselfhoster@sopuli.xyz on 04 Apr 07:51 collapse

Sent ya a dm :)