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 Tutorials,Howtos,Tips & News | Oneiric,Natty,Maverick Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: donashish http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-5869 donashish Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:23:04 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-5869 This worked wonders for me. earlier the boot process took about 80 sec. now its down to 35 sec! This worked wonders for me. earlier the boot process took about 80 sec. now its down to 35 sec!

]]> By: Darwin http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-1812 Darwin Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1812 @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-page-1#comment-1811 IMQ Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:51:52 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1811 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-page-1#comment-1810 Tony Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:20:31 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1810 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-page-1#comment-1809 Thomas Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:34:49 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1809 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-page-1#comment-1808 admin Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:56:35 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1808 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-page-1#comment-1807 Pedro Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:44:03 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1807 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-page-1#comment-1806 Kevin Archibald Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:30:46 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1806 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-page-1#comment-1805 Roy Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:03:43 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1805 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-page-1#comment-1804 Matthew Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:34:04 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1804 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-page-1#comment-1803 hammedhaaret Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:04:50 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1803 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.

]]> By: Julius http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-1802 Julius Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:54:20 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1802 whenn will it not be* sigh whenn will it not be* sigh

]]> By: Julius http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-1801 Julius Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:50:18 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1801 When will Xubuntu be affected by this? When will Xubuntu be affected by this?

]]> By: Jordan_U http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-1800 Jordan_U Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:50:32 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1800 If you are running Feisty you really shouldn't have your wireless card in your /etc/networking/interfaces in the first place, it should be non existent or commented out by default because otherwise network-manager will ignore your wireless interface and therefore not "work". What is probably happening is that your wireless SSID is not set in your /etc/networking/interfaces so when it tries to connect it hangs waiting ( without any chance of getting ) for a reply for it's DHCP request, after a certain amount of time it times out and gives up and continues booting. "I did not notice any speed up, and I couldn’t connect to my wireless network anymore (untill I undid the change). Running Xubuntu, if that matters. " Yes it does matter in fact, Xubuntu, unlike (k)Ubuntu does not use network-manager because network-manager does not yet work with XFCE's pannel, so since you are not connecting using network-manager you need to have your /etc/networking/interfaces configured. If you are running Feisty you really shouldn’t have your wireless card in your /etc/networking/interfaces in the first place, it should be non existent or commented out by default because otherwise network-manager will ignore your wireless interface and therefore not “work”. What is probably happening is that your wireless SSID is not set in your /etc/networking/interfaces so when it tries to connect it hangs waiting ( without any chance of getting ) for a reply for it’s DHCP request, after a certain amount of time it times out and gives up and continues booting.

“I did not notice any speed up, and I couldn’t connect to my wireless network anymore (untill I undid the change).

Running Xubuntu, if that matters. ”

Yes it does matter in fact, Xubuntu, unlike (k)Ubuntu does not use network-manager because network-manager does not yet work with XFCE’s pannel, so since you are not connecting using network-manager you need to have your /etc/networking/interfaces configured.

]]> By: jaywee http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-1799 jaywee Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:21:02 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1799 I edit the file, but I don't notice speedup. perhaps just a little second ( I edit the file, but I don’t notice speedup. perhaps just a little second (

]]> By: Björn http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-1798 Björn Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:56:46 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1798 Wow! Works lika a charm! The boot time has bortherd me for weeks now. Wow! Works lika a charm! The boot time has bortherd me for weeks now.

]]> By: Bjarte http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-1797 Bjarte Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:03:38 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1797 I did not notice any speed up, and I couldn't connect to my wireless network anymore (untill I undid the change). Running Xubuntu, if that matters. I did not notice any speed up, and I couldn’t connect to my wireless network anymore (untill I undid the change).

Running Xubuntu, if that matters.

]]> By: egan http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-1796 egan Thu, 31 May 2007 19:53:21 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1796 Before : 1 minute and 15 seconds (Bios+Grub+GDM) After : 1 minute and 14 seconds (Bios+Grub+GDM) Conclusion : there is no improvement (the one second delta is in the error bar). Before : 1 minute and 15 seconds (Bios+Grub+GDM)

After : 1 minute and 14 seconds (Bios+Grub+GDM)

Conclusion : there is no improvement (the one second delta is in the error bar).

]]> By: Libu http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-1795 Libu Thu, 31 May 2007 17:03:44 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1795 /etc/network/interfaces configuration file is not used by network manager (which is used by default in fiesty). From the networkmanager doc: <i>Network Manager has been installed on your system, however it will not immediately be able to manage your network interfaces. To avoid problems with important configuration being ignored, or strange behaviours, the Ubuntu version will not manage any network interface configured in the /etc/network/interfaces file.<i> /etc/network/interfaces configuration file is not used by network manager (which is used by default in fiesty). From the networkmanager doc:
Network Manager has been installed on your system, however it will not immediately be able to manage your network interfaces. To avoid problems with important configuration being ignored, or strange behaviours, the Ubuntu version will not manage any network interface configured in the /etc/network/interfaces file.

]]> By: admin http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html/comment-page-1#comment-1794 admin Thu, 31 May 2007 16:19:47 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-slow-fesity-boot-for-laptops.html#comment-1794 i did this for my laptop and after rebooting wireless was connected normally i did this for my laptop and after rebooting wireless was connected normally

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