Failed to start org.freedesktop.Avahi

bagheera · 2011-08-14 08:47:36

Every time during boot i see a message:

dbus[725] [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

What cause that service failed to start? Why it is trying to be loaded? Should be?

My system is msi wind u100 with arch and recent updates:

Linux msi 3.0-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Aug 6 16:49:00 CEST 2011 i686 Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

rc.conf content, if it's relevant:

#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="pl_PL.UTF-8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
USEDIRECTISA="no"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Warsaw"
KEYMAP="pl"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(uvcvideo acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_powersave !ati_remote !lirc_atiusb)

# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="msi"

# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# 
# DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#

#Static IP example
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
#eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)

# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
 
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng dbus hal crond bluetooth alsa wicd !samba kdm !cups !lircd)

Last edited by bagheera (2011-08-14 08:48:29)

karol · 2011-08-14 09:03:47

Avahi is used for printer sharing etc. I have no idea why is it failing and if it's something to worry about.

You're still using the old rc.conf setup - why? You're blacklisting modules in rc.conf, even though it doesn't work anymore.
I see 'hal' in your daemons - what do you need it for?

bagheera · 2011-08-15 11:09:21

karol wrote:

You're still using the old rc.conf setup - why? You're blacklisting modules in rc.conf, even though it doesn't work anymore.

#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated

It's commented out, so it doesn't matter

Indeed HAL has become deprecated, so i will disable it.

karol · 2011-08-15 11:38:55

bagheera wrote:

karol wrote:
You're still using the old rc.conf setup - why? You're blacklisting modules in rc.conf, even though it doesn't work anymore.
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
It's commented out, so it doesn't matter
.

I was talking about

MODULES=(uvcvideo acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_powersave !ati_remote !lirc_atiusb)

http://www.archlinux.org/news/changes-t … cklisting/
Before this change you could

# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.

bagheera · 2011-08-15 12:13:50

I will take a loot at it.

Anyway, my primary question still isn't answered: why dbus is trying to load avahi?

lberg · 2011-09-07 13:06:20

I get a similar message. I've figured out that in my case, the "Avahi timed out" message shows up about 25 seconds after I start/restart the cups daemon. Without starting cupsd, the message does not show up. Based on your rc.conf, though, you don't even have cupsd starting, so my information is probably irrelevant.

rizumu · 2012-05-28 11:22:26

Turns out I didn't have avahi-daemon in my rc.conf:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Avahi

note, 'avahi-daemon' needs to be listed after dbus

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#1 2011-08-14 08:47:36

Failed to start org.freedesktop.Avahi

#2 2011-08-14 09:03:47

Re: Failed to start org.freedesktop.Avahi

#3 2011-08-15 11:09:21

Re: Failed to start org.freedesktop.Avahi

#4 2011-08-15 11:38:55

Re: Failed to start org.freedesktop.Avahi

#5 2011-08-15 12:13:50

Re: Failed to start org.freedesktop.Avahi

#6 2011-09-07 13:06:20

Re: Failed to start org.freedesktop.Avahi

#7 2012-05-28 11:22:26

Re: Failed to start org.freedesktop.Avahi

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