Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag
On 06/02/13 22:44, SuperEngineer wrote: On Wed, 2013-02-06 at 21:53 +, Alan Pope wrote: Bootchart probably. Alan, solved. A thousand thanks. Bootchart proved the one thing I'd got so used to I'd forgotten it might be a cause. Cairo dock loading at start up on a Unity desktop - used to be fine but no longer so it appears... it's in constant conflict when used with Unity if loaded at start up [rather than after start up]. I'd report a bug but I suspect it's just a case that I was pushing boundaries too far for this ol' pooter. Again, thank you. I was having this problem on my Zoostorm (the one with the dodgy wifi driver) - and I also suspected the wifi driver but I read a bug report that blamed Wine dependencies - removed Wine and all its dependencies and it improved the login time drastically. Then I got a load of freezing and system crashing (that's right, no keyboard, total lockup). Terminally lost patience with 12.04, everything I read indicates that 12.10 is just as bad so I upgraded to the 13.04 alpha. So far, I've had less bother with the alpha than with 12.04 ;) Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag
I'm getting concerned about my log-on to desktop time of 30-40 seconds! It used to be 10 seconds. A while ago possible* after some updates it slowed to the above [as it has been now for some time]. This has been my experience soon after [ still using] 12.04. It used to be: 9 secs when good on this pooter. 30 secs when first slowed, now up to 40 secs - no recent updates would account for it. Once loaded everything is fast hunky dory. Instinct tells me wifi is slowing it - but no proof whatsoever. I cannot pin down what happens to slow it down or, indeed, what magic occasionally brings it back to 10secs. All ideas [apart from get a new pooter, update to 12.10, move to 13.04] gratefully received. Running: Precise [12.04.2] Dell Dimension E520 Graphics card added is nVidia GeForce 210 PCIe Kernel is 3.2.0-37 Memory 2GB Processor Intel Core2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz × 2 nVidia driver 304.64 I'm sure there's a 100 other bits of info that would be helpful... please ask if wanted. I'm also sure a boot logger *might* help - but darned if I can remember name of it! Used it a long time ago but name eludes me, can't find it in synaptic searches - doh! Thanks in anticipation. -- Cheers, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] -- -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -Free as in Freedom-- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag
On 06/02/13 20:38, SuperEngineer wrote: I'm also sure a boot logger *might* help - but darned if I can remember name of it! Used it a long time ago but name eludes me, can't find it in synaptic searches - doh! Bootchart probably. Click this to install it.. apt://bootchart Once installed, reboot, login, wait for everything to settle. Once done the bootchart should be in /var/log/bootchart. Cheers, -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0) 7973 620 164 alan.p...@canonical.com http://ubuntu.com/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag
On Wed, 2013-02-06 at 21:53 +, Alan Pope wrote: Bootchart probably. Click this to install it.. apt://bootchart Thanks Alan. -- Cheers, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] -- -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -Free as in Freedom-- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag
On 6 February 2013 20:38, SuperEngineer boo...@gmail.com wrote: I'm getting concerned about my log-on to desktop time of 30-40 seconds! When you say log-on to desktop time do you mean the time between logging on and getting to the desktop, or do you mean the time taken to boot the PC? Colin It used to be 10 seconds. A while ago possible* after some updates it slowed to the above [as it has been now for some time]. This has been my experience soon after [ still using] 12.04. It used to be: 9 secs when good on this pooter. 30 secs when first slowed, now up to 40 secs - no recent updates would account for it. Once loaded everything is fast hunky dory. Instinct tells me wifi is slowing it - but no proof whatsoever. I cannot pin down what happens to slow it down or, indeed, what magic occasionally brings it back to 10secs. All ideas [apart from get a new pooter, update to 12.10, move to 13.04] gratefully received. Running: Precise [12.04.2] Dell Dimension E520 Graphics card added is nVidia GeForce 210 PCIe Kernel is 3.2.0-37 Memory 2GB Processor Intel Core2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz × 2 nVidia driver 304.64 I'm sure there's a 100 other bits of info that would be helpful... please ask if wanted. I'm also sure a boot logger *might* help - but darned if I can remember name of it! Used it a long time ago but name eludes me, can't find it in synaptic searches - doh! Thanks in anticipation. -- Cheers, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] -- -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -Free as in Freedom-- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag
On Wed, 2013-02-06 at 22:04 +, Colin Law wrote: do you mean the time between logging on and getting to the desktop, or do you mean the time taken to boot the PC? Colin, I mean the time from entering password at lightdm screen pressing Enter to the time for a working desktop to fully load. [ by fully load - I mean showing notification area launcher] -- Cheers, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] -- -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -Free as in Freedom-- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logon to desktop lag
On Wed, 2013-02-06 at 21:53 +, Alan Pope wrote: Bootchart probably. Alan, solved. A thousand thanks. Bootchart proved the one thing I'd got so used to I'd forgotten it might be a cause. Cairo dock loading at start up on a Unity desktop - used to be fine but no longer so it appears... it's in constant conflict when used with Unity if loaded at start up [rather than after start up]. I'd report a bug but I suspect it's just a case that I was pushing boundaries too far for this ol' pooter. Again, thank you. -- Cheers, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] -- -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -Free as in Freedom-- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
