Comments on: How to Fix Slow Fesity Boot For Laptops http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html Ubuntu Linux Tips,Howtos&Tutorials|Edgy,Feisty,Gutsy,Hardy,Intrepid Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Darwin http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-67924 Darwin Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-67924 @admin, pedro: Never use :wq! to exit a vi(m) session. If you've opened the file read-only by accident (e.g. forgot to type sudo or something), or if there's an error saving your changes, you'll never know, because appending the ! makes vi quit no matter what. Instead, use just :wq or type ZZ. Neither of these options will exit if there's a problem, so you won't lose all your work. @admin, pedro: Never use :wq! to exit a vi(m) session. If you’ve opened the file read-only by accident (e.g. forgot to type sudo or something), or if there’s an error saving your changes, you’ll never know, because appending the ! makes vi quit no matter what. Instead, use just :wq or type ZZ. Neither of these options will exit if there’s a problem, so you won’t lose all your work.

]]> By: IMQ http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-19177 IMQ Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:51:52 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-19177 IMHO, the real lesson here is that all the network cards (wired and wireless) not in used should be commented out. In the example from the article, all network cards are set to "dhcp". This means that the system will try to obtain an IP address for ALL the cards listed until timed out, causing a long delay when booting. Sometime ago, I discovered this when I was observing the boot process in the console mode and noticed a long delay when the system was trying to obtain an IP address for the 2nd Ethernet port on the motherboard, which is not connected to an Ethernet cable. I went in and commented out (basically disabled the port) and rebooted. Voila! The system skipped the 2nd Ethernet port and before I knew it, I was at the logon screen. IMHO, the real lesson here is that all the network cards (wired and wireless) not in used should be commented out.

In the example from the article, all network cards are set to “dhcp”. This means that the system will try to obtain an IP address for ALL the cards listed until timed out, causing a long delay when booting.

Sometime ago, I discovered this when I was observing the boot process in the console mode and noticed a long delay when the system was trying to obtain an IP address for the 2nd Ethernet port on the motherboard, which is not connected to an Ethernet cable. I went in and commented out (basically disabled the port) and rebooted. Voila! The system skipped the 2nd Ethernet port and before I knew it, I was at the logon screen.

]]> By: Tony http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-18776 Tony Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:20:31 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-18776 That was it. Comment out the wireless card and it boots in 30 secs. Thanks That was it. Comment out the wireless card and it boots in 30 secs.

Thanks

]]> By: Thomas http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-15582 Thomas Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:34:49 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-15582 Works wonders! I may put this on Launchpad as a bug, because it's as if NetworkManager just got dropped into the system, if you know what I mean. Works wonders! I may put this on Launchpad as a bug, because it’s as if NetworkManager just got dropped into the system, if you know what I mean.

]]> By: admin http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-15539 admin Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:56:35 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-15539 press Esc button type :wq! this will save your changes press
Esc button

type

:wq!

this will save your changes

]]> By: Pedro http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-15535 Pedro Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:44:03 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-15535 Hi I am really a newby in the linux world. I was trying to edit the '/etc/network/interfaces', using the command 'vi /etc/network/interfaces'. I can make the changes but unfortunately I do not know how to save and exit from the file afterwards. Any Help? Thanks Hi I am really a newby in the linux world. I was trying to edit the ‘/etc/network/interfaces’, using the command ‘vi /etc/network/interfaces’. I can make the changes but unfortunately I do not know how to save and exit from the file afterwards. Any Help?

Thanks

]]> By: Kevin Archibald http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-15523 Kevin Archibald Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:30:46 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-15523 OK explain this as you would to a complete newbie. When i run this in the console it tells me: E325: ATTENTION Found a swap file by the name "/etc/network/.interfaces.swp" owned by: root dated: Wed Jun 13 17:09:59 2007 file name: /etc/network/interfaces modified: YES user name: root host name: kevin-laptop process ID: 5444 While opening file "/etc/network/interfaces" dated: Sat Jun 2 17:42:38 2007 then if i say replace or restore or any option, once i get into the file, every keypress brings up a strange character, not the one I push. Trying to navigate to this file in GNOME and editing it from there brings up rights issues. ANyone want to save my wall from another forehead mark? OK explain this as you would to a complete newbie.

When i run this in the console it tells me:

E325: ATTENTION
Found a swap file by the name “/etc/network/.interfaces.swp”
owned by: root dated: Wed Jun 13 17:09:59 2007
file name: /etc/network/interfaces
modified: YES
user name: root host name: kevin-laptop
process ID: 5444
While opening file “/etc/network/interfaces”
dated: Sat Jun 2 17:42:38 2007

then if i say replace or restore or any option, once i get into the file, every keypress brings up a strange character, not the one I push. Trying to navigate to this file in GNOME and editing it from there brings up rights issues. ANyone want to save my wall from another forehead mark?

]]> By: Roy http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-13002 Roy Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:03:43 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-13002 Hello i am having trouble finding the network interfaces file can anyone help and what exactly do i do when iget there HELP Hello i am having trouble finding the network interfaces file can anyone help and what exactly do i do when iget there

HELP

]]> By: Matthew http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-10093 Matthew Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:34:04 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-10093 This worked wonders for me. My boot up time is now 70s This worked wonders for me. My boot up time is now 70s

]]> By: hammedhaaret http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-6293 hammedhaaret Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:04:50 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-6293 Hi... ive also had a problem with slow boot time and use another guide that did a bit different approach. main thing is, that this will only work for laptops with long boot-time problems. its something with a bug that makes ubuntu look for too many network cards, thus the long boot. Hi… ive also had a problem with slow boot time and use another guide that did a bit different approach.

main thing is, that this will only work for laptops with long boot-time problems.
its something with a bug that makes ubuntu look for too many network cards, thus the long boot.

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