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Thread: Kubuntu Hardy slow at booting up

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    Re: Kubuntu Hardy slow at booting up

    Quote Originally Posted by TWO View Post
    OK. I've just disabled some of the one's you've suggested but I can' find anything related to the nvidia-kernel or to the NTFS fsck in the System Services menu. Is there an alternate way to look at start-up services and disable them?
    Yes. To turn off fsck on the ntfs partition, edit the fstab file:
    Code:
    gksu gedit /etc/fstab
    Find the row for the ntfs partition, and change the last item/column to "0" (zero).

    To turn off other services, you have a couple options. One is a semi-graphical (ncurses) program:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf
    And then run it:
    Code:
    sudo sysv-rc-conf
    You can turn off services by unchecking the boxes the in [2] column.

    The other way is to change the name of the startup shortcuts. The "files" in /etc/rc2.d/ are actually symbolic links (i.e., shortcuts) to other files, and the way they are run is determined by the name. The key is like so:
    Code:
    D     Disable
    S    Start
    K    Kill
    The numbers following indicate the priority of the script, with 01 being the highest and 99 being the lowest priority. The easiest way to disable a service you don't want is to open up a root file manager:
    Code:
    gksu nautilus
    navigate to /etc/rc2.d/, and replace the "S" in the relevant link with a "D." For instance, to disable CUPS, you would change
    Code:
    /etc/rc2.d/S50cupsys
    to
    Code:
    /etc/rc2.d/D50cupsys
    Deleting the link would also disable the service, but I recommend against that, since you may change your mind at some point.
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    Re: Kubuntu Hardy slow at booting up

    OK. Tried to install that program but it proved a bit too hard to navigate for me. Just kept bringing up gibberish if I tried to move either with my mouse or the keyboard. I've disabled the NTFS fsck at least so I'll reboot now and see what difference this makes.

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    Re: Kubuntu Hardy slow at booting up

    Well, the difference seems to be like 10 or so seconds quicker but it is very inconsistent! On one reboot attempt, it did so in 40 seconds which was much better, but the next time it went back to being slow. It's pretty odd!

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    Re: Kubuntu Hardy slow at booting up

    You can also try profiling the boot process to speed up future boots.

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    Re: Kubuntu Hardy slow at booting up

    Quote Originally Posted by inportb View Post
    You can also try profiling the boot process to speed up future boots.
    Firstly, what is 'profiling' and how would I go about doing that?

    Thanks

    TWO

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    Re: Kubuntu Hardy slow at booting up

    Quote Originally Posted by TWO View Post
    Firstly, what is 'profiling' and how would I go about doing that?

    Thanks

    TWO
    Profiling your bootup is accomplished by entering the GRUB command line from the menu, and adding "profile" to the kernel command, at the very end.

    Again, changing the fsck priority of an NTFS partition will not speed up your normal boot times -- it will just prevent the slow downs occasionally caused by the fscks (filesystem checks -- they occur every ~20-30 boots, and take a while).

    If you didn't care for the sysv-rc-conf program, I'd recommend giving the other alternative (gksu nautilus /etc/rc2.d/ ) a try. That will have a definite positive (but not necessarily dramatic) impact on your boot time.

    EDIT: A couple of links that may help:
    http://darkox-weblog.blogspot.com/20...-time-and.html
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=565651
    Last edited by p_quarles; May 7th, 2008 at 05:50 PM.
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    Re: Kubuntu Hardy slow at booting up

    Thanks p_quarles, I will check out that second link later.

    I haven't tried this, but you can check this out, I plan to later:

    Speed up boot process, the way you can feel it!

    I have an issue with XP booting up slow, but I was useing the SuperGrub disk. I think I may have reinstalled it wrong, and now windows is taking quite a bit longer. From 3-4 seconds to 20-30 just to pull up the loading bar.. .. ..

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