[GNOME+GDM]slow after login

plutus · 2010-06-11 07:34:45

hello,

my arch system is working really fine except for one thing: it's very slow after the login (using gdm). In other words, after entering my password I takes 45-60seconds to have a usable desktop...

I start some applications such as compiz and conky but if I remove them the problem is still there
I've created a new user: same stuff

what information do you need for helping me?

thanks!

#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
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# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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="fr_FR.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
USEDIRECTISA="no"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Paris"
KEYMAP="fr-latin9"
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=(acpi-cpufreq cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_performance vboxdrv !ipaq !rndis_host !rndis_wlan !cdc_ether)

# 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="arch"
SPLASH="splashy"

# 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 !wlan0)

# 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 hal cpufreq wicd @crond @alsa @cups @samba)

loafer · 2010-06-11 10:16:24

Have you seen this:

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gno … first_time

plutus · 2010-06-12 08:31:42

I've tried adding !floppy but no way...I have a laptop, so no floppy in the bios

plutus · 2010-06-13 22:54:42

op

habbe · 2010-07-07 21:47:24

I've had this same problem since upgrading to gnome 2.28, so at some
point this was introduced. Password to usable desktop takes 30 seconds, if I logout and log back in it takes a few seconds. My laptop also doesn't have a floppy drive, it is not in the bios and to be safe I also have !floppy in the modules section.

The correspoding bug was closed because it was thought this was a configuration problem, however it is still affecting at least some people.

And it is annoying, reminds me of windows.

wonder · 2010-07-09 23:44:40

maybe this? http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/19638

read all comments

Dennis Beekman · 2011-02-04 14:43:03

I have this slow loading issue aswell, my laptop doesn't even have a floppy and when i add !floppy to my rc.conf during startup it says "fatal floppy not found"
when i disable all my startup apps it still takes 50 secs to login.

- Floppy is not enabled from the bios and the floppy module is not loaded...
- Removing .gconf & .gconfd don't help either.
- Disableling all startup apps also does not help.
- New user has the same issues.
- All packages are up to date.

I am not bothered by this slow login... but it would be nice if it could be faster.

Last edited by Dennis Beekman (2011-02-05 09:24:30)

hooluupog · 2012-02-21 04:03:02

Dennis Beekman wrote:

I have this slow loading issue aswell, my laptop doesn't even have a floppy and when i add !floppy to my rc.conf during startup it says "fatal floppy not found"
when i disable all my startup apps it still takes 50 secs to login.
- Floppy is not enabled from the bios and the floppy module is not loaded...
- Removing .gconf & .gconfd don't help either.
- Disableling all startup apps also does not help.
- New user has the same issues.
- All packages are up to date.
I am not bothered by this slow login... but it would be nice if it could be faster.

The same with you. It shows a blank screen about 50 secs before going into desktop. However, it takes only 22 secs to login on windows7. Why gnome 3 start up so slow?

Da_Coynul · 2012-04-08 12:27:23

Anyone who is using intel GPU and having this problem, please see my post here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 2#p1084112

debazthed · 2012-04-21 07:52:53

Da_Coynul wrote:

Anyone who is using intel GPU and having this problem, please see my post here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 2#p1084112

If I am not mistaken, that thread deals with a long timeout before the login promt appears, while this thread is about a delay after the login. Or do you think it is due to the same problem?

Da_Coynul · 2012-04-23 11:32:58

debazthed wrote:

Da_Coynul wrote:
Anyone who is using intel GPU and having this problem, please see my post here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 2#p1084112
If I am not mistaken, that thread deals with a long timeout before the login promt appears, while this thread is about a delay after the login. Or do you think it is due to the same problem?

I was seeing the looping EDID probes in my log as described by the OP in that thread but my lag occurred after login and before the desktop was displayed. Maybe the symptoms depend on what login manager is used? Or it could be a different problem altogether. I can tell you however, that the patch I mentioned reduced the number of EDID probes in my log and eliminated the lag.

lord.garbage · 2014-04-30 08:48:29

Although this is a pretty old post I experienced a similiar login-lag-problem with a simple tty login. The problem was that /var/log/journal/ was too big. After deleting all files in there and setting

SystemMaxUse=50
SystemKeepFree=50

in /etc/systemd/journald.conf

there was no delay after I entered my password.

The relevant wiki entry mentioning this problem is: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/sy … ribly_long
The relevant wiki entry explaining how to set the maximum size of journal is: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/sy … size_limit

Last edited by lord.garbage (2014-04-30 08:50:50)

Inxsible · 2014-05-05 17:44:35

thanks lord.garbage for the info. I will close the thread to avoid further necrobumping..

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