Has anything changed recently regarding your Internet setup? If SOmetimes a lo.o.o.ong delay at bootup is associated with a DNS timeout. If something is trying to get a connection, and waiting for a minute before failing, that should show up in the system logs too.
best regards, 웃 Victor Churchill, Netley Abbey, Southampton 07970 844083 On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 at 09:31, John Carlyle-Clarke <j...@wormdrive.net> wrote: > You could try using systemd-analyze [1] to see how the boot time breaks > down. > > [1] > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance/Boot_process#Using_systemd-analyze > > On Sun, 30 Jun 2019 at 18:46, C Wills <ci...@cewland.uk> wrote: > > > Hi All > > > > My wife's desktop PC running Mint 18.10 takes a very long time in > > starting approx 4-5mins, (it used to start in less than 1min). It's also > > slow in 'logging in' and if trying to copy pictures from a USB stick to > > her /Pictures/ folder it takes ages at each operation. > > It would appear that something is happening in start up that loops round > > and hogs memory. > > > > How can I find out what's happening during the start up process please? > > > > -- > > C A Wills > > -- > > Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2019-07-02 20:00 > > Check to whom you are replying > > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > > > -- > Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2019-07-02 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2019-07-02 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
