Find out why my Dolphin upload speed is low?

[liamdawe]

So testing out 12.10 Kubuntu and trying to use Dolphin as my ftp and each file it goes through seems to do 2-4kb/s upload but if i try filezilla it's MUCH faster.

Any idea how i figure out why my dolphin upload speed is so slow?

[Teunis]

Ah, didn't even know Dolphin had such a function, I'll stay with a proper FTP client like filezilla :cool:

[liamdawe]

Well it does have the function and for me it's 100x slower than filezilla but it's far more convenient.

So does anyone know how i can find out why it's slower?

[oshunluvr]

Dolphin uses the kioslave ftp. I guess it's just slow. Have you tried KFTPgrabber? If you're using FTP alot it has more features and should be much faster than the kioslave. It's interface is more dolphin-like than filezilla too.

[liamdawe]

Thanks bud I will have a look into that one.

[dmeyer]

I think there is a bug with the FTP kioslave. I know on my system that I often have to start a file transfer, let it run for a few seconds then cancel it and start it again to get full speed. That simple little process usually does the trick but to be honest its not a deal breaker for me.

[michel]

Just a thought. I come here from Mepis and Dolphin is unusually slow. I'm not talking about using it as an FTP, just as a file manager. Just after my initial install it was really bad with freezing and crashing issues. Now it's just a bit too slow.

Michel

[dmeyer]

Just a thought. I come here from Mepis and Dolphin is unusually slow. I'm not talking about using it as an FTP, just as a file manager. Just after my initial install it was really bad with freezing and crashing issues. Now it's just a bit too slow.

Michel

Which Version of Dolphin are you using? Which version of KDE? Dolphin underwent a huge rewrite for v2 and v2.1 which sped it up massively and has made it a whole new beast especially v2.1 with KDE 4.9.x

[michel]

I'm using 12.04 and Dolphin Version 2.1 Using KDE Development Platform 4.9.2.

Michel

[oshunluvr]

I'm on the same versions here and no crashes or slowness. In fact, it's the quickest Dolphin so far.

I suspect something else is slowing your Dolphin. Try launching it from a terminal and see if there are any tell-tails.

[michel]

This is what I get:

michel@michel-Satellite-L650:~$ dolphin
"/usr/bin/dolphin(7482)" Soprano: "Could not connect to server at /tmp/ksocket-michel/nepomuk-socket (No such file or directory)"
"/usr/bin/dolphin(7482)" Soprano: "Could not connect to server at /tmp/ksocket-michel/nepomuk-socket (No such file or directory)"
dolphin(7482) KSambaSharePrivate::testparmParamValue: We got some errors while running testparm "Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Loaded services file OK.
WARNING: You have some share names that are longer than 12 characters.
These may not be accessible to some older clients.
(Eg. Windows9x, WindowsMe, and smbclient prior to Samba 3.0.)
"

Michel

[dmeyer]

I'm using 12.04 and Dolphin Version 2.1 Using KDE Development Platform 4.9.2.

Michel

Thats strange, all my FTP slowness at first was fixed when I updated a little while ago.

As was recommended, try launch it from the terminal and point out any discrepancies. Also if its still unexplainable just file a bug report.

Ok this post is redundant. I hadnt refreshed the page after typing it.

[dmeyer]

This is what I get:

michel@michel-Satellite-L650:~$ dolphin
"/usr/bin/dolphin(7482)" Soprano: "Could not connect to server at /tmp/ksocket-michel/nepomuk-socket (No such file or directory)"
"/usr/bin/dolphin(7482)" Soprano: "Could not connect to server at /tmp/ksocket-michel/nepomuk-socket (No such file or directory)"
dolphin(7482) KSambaSharePrivate::testparmParamValue: We got some errors while running testparm "Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Loaded services file OK.
WARNING: You have some share names that are longer than 12 characters.
These may not be accessible to some older clients.
(Eg. Windows9x, WindowsMe, and smbclient prior to Samba 3.0.)
"


Michel

Nothing there stands out to me. Nepomuk shouldn't affect FTP KIO-slave. Yeah I would recommend filing a bug, after you check out if the bug doesn't already exist. I have a suscpicion that its a packaging issue cause my 12.2 install is smooth as butter and crazy fast.

[oshunluvr]

I don't get those errors (nepomuk or samba). Both could cause slowdowns. The first thing I'd check is your smb.conf. You obviously got a syntax error in there somewhere.

Here's my term. output when I start Dolphin:

stuart@office:~$ dolphindolphin(6462) KXMLGUI::ActionList::plug: Index  25  is not within range (0 -  13 
QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap
QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap
QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap

[michel]

I tried to add some sort of Samba services to Dolphin. The service never showed up in the Dolphin menu. When I look at installed services, Samba is not there. At any rate what should I be looking for in smb.conf and what about those nepomuk entries?

Michel