GDM slow performance [SOLVED]

luisrobles · 2006-03-24 17:03:42

GDM is incredibly slow, take over 15 seconds to display anything. after this long time, when i see something, the system work perfect (well, with any noob problem between chair and screen :oops: :oops: )

is a bug, problem with gnome 2.12 or something else?

Gullible Jones · 2006-03-24 22:14:54

What kind of system are you running? GDM is a little piggish, but I can't see 15 seconds on hardware anything close to modern.

jaboua · 2006-03-24 22:24:36

Have you setup /etc/hosts correctly?

luisrobles · 2006-03-24 22:24:44

Gullible Jones wrote:

What kind of system are you running? GDM is a little piggish, but I can't see 15 seconds on hardware anything close to modern.

My specs: my sign. Online description: http://h20285.www2.hp.com/estore/config … 104463-BAS

what do you mean with "system" :?:

luisrobles · 2006-03-24 22:29:18

jaboua wrote:

Have you setup /etc/hosts correctly?

My /etc/hosts:

#
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#

#<ip-address>   <hostname.domain.org>   <hostname>
10.32.10.111    localhost.localdomain   localhost

# End of file

My /etc/rc.conf:

#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
HOSTNAME="localhost"
#

btw, my machine don't have internet all day(s).

MAC!EK · 2006-03-24 23:21:12

Why don't You have 127.0.0.1 as localhost? It's not a big difference but mayby ...

cactus · 2006-03-25 00:54:02

whoah. localhost not pointing to the actual loopback interface will slow all kinds of internal things down.
fix it!

elapointe · 2006-03-25 17:14:54

I have the same problem !!!

My /etc/hosts :

#
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#

#<ip-address>    <hostname.domain.org>    <hostname>
127.0.0.1 Picollus.localdomain Picollus

# End of file

My rc.conf :

#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
HOSTNAME="localhost"
#

need help

Can it be something related to Xorg7 ?

MAC!EK · 2006-03-25 17:32:45

/etc/hosts

#<ip-address>   <hostname.domain.org>   <hostname>                              
127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain   localhost                       
192.168.24.77           Komp_607.DS14           Komp_607

/etc/rc.conf:

#                                                                               
HOSTNAME="Komp_607"                                                             
#

lo 127... localhost should be left as is. Do not put there your hostname!

elapointe · 2006-03-25 18:29:13

Now my /etc/hosts is

#<ip-address>   <hostname.domain.org>   <hostname>                             
127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain   localhost

and my /etc/rc.conf is

#                                                                               
HOSTNAME="Picollus"                                                             
#

i have the same problem... gdm start and the mouse pointer is searching for 15-20 sec !!!

sputnik · 2006-03-25 20:02:36

elapointe wrote:

Now my /etc/hosts is

#<ip-address>   <hostname.domain.org>   <hostname>                             
127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain   localhost

and my /etc/rc.conf is

#                                                                               
HOSTNAME="Picollus"                                                             
#

i have the same problem... gdm start and the mouse pointer is searching for 15-20 sec !!!

Try this:

#<ip-address>   <hostname.domain.org>   <hostname>                             
127.0.0.1               Picollus.localdomain   Picollus

elapointe · 2006-03-25 22:05:55

it is actual my settings now... no changes !!!...

Are we only 2 persons with this problem ?

_Gandalf_ · 2006-03-26 00:57:00

All /etc/hosts i saw are wrong!!
it must be in the format below suppose that the hostname in rc.conf is set to MYHOSTNAME

#
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#

#<ip-address>   <hostname.domain.org>   <hostname>
127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain   localhost MYHOSTNAME

so as u can see, you must LEAVE the localhost as .DOMAIN and a seperated entry plus u add to it your hostname, try it this way

shadowhand · 2006-03-26 06:08:40

_Gandalf_ is correct.

jaboua · 2006-03-26 13:08:54

_Gandalf_ wrote:

All /etc/hosts i saw are wrong!!
it must be in the format below suppose that the hostname in rc.conf is set to MYHOSTNAME
#
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#

#<ip-address>   <hostname.domain.org>   <hostname>
127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain   localhost MYHOSTNAME
so as u can see, you must LEAVE the localhost as .DOMAIN and a seperated entry plus u add to it your hostname, try it this way

I have it this way, that works fine too:
127.0.0.1 matrix.lan matrix localhost

ianw1974 · 2006-03-26 13:51:37

See my post on this one, that relates to kdm, maybe same problem:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=19923&start=15

my solution on the last page was to install the speedo fonts, and it made it go from one minute delay to 5 seconds. Maybe it also affects gdm too.

elapointe · 2006-03-26 16:59:19

i set up my hosts file correctly now... but the same problem...

There is no log file related to gdm that i can see if something can help my search !

I have the same problem in 2.14 and 1.12

I have tried both

ianw1974 · 2006-03-26 17:32:49

Try installing this, it solved my kdm problem which was similar to your gdm problem.

pacman -Sy font-bitstream-speedo

then I went from one min delay to 5 seconds. I posted the link in my previous post, but I guess you didn't get chance to read the solution before you posted to say you still have problems.

elapointe · 2006-03-26 18:28:49

your solution is not the real solution

Why is work ! Because it regen a font cache

To solve the lag in DM :

fc-cache -fv

It is nothing related to Hosts file or netwoking

_Gandalf_ · 2006-03-26 18:44:56

elapoints can you try also DTW excellent script here -> http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=146788#146788

luisrobles · 2006-03-28 17:05:18

After all, now GDM takes 1-3 seconds to start. BTW, the fc-cache thing improve the system performance, but my /etc/hosts was repaired too.

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