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    MM on RPi3 is Extremely Slow

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      raspberrypi9
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      I am running MM on a RPi3B. I thought that it was freezing because after 10 minutes of running normally, the clock module will stop ticking and then the whole system becomes unresponsive. I tried ssh’ing into the box and after minutes, I got a prompt and was able to execute an ‘ls’ command, so I know the system is alive and just moving very slowly. The MM display still doesn’t update.

      I was wondering if anyone had tips on how to get MM running smoothly on a RPi3B? I don’t want to switch to a Pi4 or Pi5 because they don’t support changing the brightness (and the Pi3B does) and this is a critical feature for me.

      Thank you so much for your help.

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        sdetweil @raspberrypi9
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        @raspberrypi9 what os are you running?

        should be 32 bit legacy ibthink

        Sam

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          raspberrypi9 @sdetweil
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          @sdetweil I’ve tried it with Bullseye 32-bit and Bookworm 64-bit

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            sdetweil @raspberrypi9
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            @raspberrypi9 do
            free -m

            this will tell you how much memory and swap space you have and are used.

            swap on sd cards is terrible

            Sam

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