Xfce very slow startup

Tux the penguin · 2010-09-13 01:07:43

I use xfce and lxdm to login. It takes xfce over a minute to load. The splash screen comes up for a second and then goes to a blank grey screen with a busy cursor. Once started, it is fast to use, but slow on startup. I only autostart xfce power manager and wicd. This problem seemed to suddenly appear about a week ago. I googled it, but no solutions worked for me. Please tell me if you need more info or for me to post a file. Thanks.

Last edited by Tux the penguin (2010-12-31 00:35:48)

Tux the penguin · 2010-09-17 18:59:41

It seems like it just takes a long time to show the desktop. It seems that everything is running, the desktop just won't show. I have it set to dim the screen after 30 seconds, and it does that when I still have a blank screen and busy cursor, so everything is running, but not the desktop. Where should I look to find error messages?

Tux the penguin · 2010-10-07 15:59:22

It only takes roughly 5-10 seconds to load now. I have no idea why it started loading faster all of a sudden, but I am glad it works now.

Tux the penguin · 2010-12-31 00:35:27

i hope this isnt necro-bumping, but I am having this problem again. I installed lxde a while back and uninstalled xfce, but today I decided to go back to xfce and I have the slow start problem again. So, any ideas on how to fix it?

taylorchu · 2010-12-31 00:56:11

have you ever tried openbox?
lxde uses openbox. With openbox, you only install packages you need, and it is FAST. (warning: openbox is not a full DE.)

I made a guide for people new to arch to install openbox. it is for chinese user but the only differenece is that you dont need gcin, wqy-zenhei. (skip setup chinese environment part.)

if you think google translate is ok. please give it a try: http://tailinchu.tk/bbs/viewtopic.php?id=123

Last edited by taylorchu (2010-12-31 00:57:02)

Tux the penguin · 2010-12-31 01:51:02

thanks, but i like eyecandy. i use compiz. i might install openbox to use sometimes if i need something to be really fast, though i'll probably stick to E17 for that purpose. Thanks, though.

Last edited by Tux the penguin (2010-12-31 01:52:04)

ConnorBehan · 2010-12-31 21:36:18

Is it taking a long time because superfluous xfdesktop processes are being started? This happens to me sometimes and I don't know why but it always gets fixed when I clear out ~/.cache/xfce4 and ~/.cache/sessions.

Tux the penguin · 2011-01-02 03:07:18

Thanks for the suggestion. I deleted ~/.chache/sessions , but ~/.cache/xfce4 didn't exist. unfortunately it did not help. Thanks anyways.

UPDATE: I still have this problem after the update to xfce 4.8 today. It just worked after another reboot. YAAAY

Last edited by Tux the penguin (2011-01-18 17:10:05)

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#1 2010-09-13 01:07:43

Xfce very slow startup

#2 2010-09-17 18:59:41

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#3 2010-10-07 15:59:22

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#4 2010-12-31 00:35:27

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#5 2010-12-31 00:56:11

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#6 2010-12-31 01:51:02

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#7 2010-12-31 21:36:18

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