# One app hangs loading Rails and another doesn't; suggest str

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 26, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-app-hangs-loading-rails-and-another-doesnt-suggest-str/107854 "2007-06-26T22:12:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carl\_Wright](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Carl\_Wright](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Carl_Wright)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-app-hangs-loading-rails-and-another-doesnt-suggest-str/107854/1 "2007-06-26T22:12:31Z")

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When I enter “ruby script/server” in one directory, the result is:

C:\work\ratingasp01\>ruby script/server  
./script/…/config/boot.rb:29:Warning: require\_gem is obsolete. Use  
gem instead.  
=\> Booting Mongrel (use ‘script/server webrick’ to force WEBrick)  
=\> Rails application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000)  
=\> Call with -d to detach  
=\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server  
\*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:3000  
\*\* Starting Rails with development environment…

The CPU utilization on Ruby hovers at 90% and the Mongrel server is  
not responsive to a browser.

If I switch to a sister app/directory, the result is:

C:\work\astro1\>ruby script/server  
./script/…/config/boot.rb:28:Warning: require\_gem is obsolete. Use  
gem instead.  
=\> Booting Mongrel (use ‘script/server webrick’ to force WEBrick)  
=\> Rails application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000)  
=\> Call with -d to detach  
=\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server  
\*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:3000  
\*\* Starting Rails with development environment…  
\*\* Rails loaded.  
\*\* Loading any Rails specific GemPlugins  
\*\* Signals ready. INT =\> stop (no restart).  
\*\* Mongrel available at 0.0.0.0:3000  
\*\* Use CTRL-C to stop.

This version is responsive and uses a tiny amount of CPU.

Looks like Mongrel or Rails is looping. Trying Webrick didn’t solve  
the problem. Please suggest a strategy I can use to determine why I  
hang in the “Rails loaded.” step.

My versions are:

C:\work\ratingasp01\>ruby --version  
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [i386-mswin32]

C:\work\ratingasp01\>rails --version  
Rails 1.2.3

I’m on Windows XP SP2. Could I be running a different Rails in the  
“ratingasp01” folder?

Thanks,

Carl