Re: [gentoo-user] XDM Start Faster
On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 22:27:40 + jdm wrote: > Hi, > > Over the last couple of weeks my wifi connection net.wlp5s0 doesn't > see to want to connect at boot up (It used to be very fast but now > taking 1min +). Therefore XDM (login screen slim) takes a long time > to start up. And LXD daemon doesn't start at all. > > I have my rc.conf set to rc_parallel="YES" but if I set this to "NO" > then clamd seems to take an age to start up as well as the wireless. > > Is there a way I can get XDM to start quicker and leave the other > services to start up whilst logging in. I can then set rc_parrallel to > "NO" which I hope should ensure LXD starts correctly. > > It's only a minor gripe but feels like it's taking a long time to > login. At least if I can get into desktop I can change wallpaper, > themes and icons whilst my wireless decides to get a grip. > > Thanks > John > After some testing this looks like a kernel problem. I updated kernel to 4.19.86 and keep getting slow start up of wireless card during boot process. Revert back to 4.19.82 and have no issues and PC keeps booting in very fast time. Think I'll try something newer as they must have done some wirless network ath9k updates to 86. Deep joy. If it ain't broke don't fix it. But maybe is for someone else. John
Re: [gentoo-user] XDM Start Faster
below is not exactly answering ur question, but i am sharing it in case it helps. here is how i chose to live in order to minimize suffering, and i did not change this setup for several years: 0. i login in text (no gui login). i think xdm is fundamentally a redundant concept that should not have existed as per occam's razor. 1. i use i3, and start it by `startx`. i can auto-start startx upon login, but i like it better this way, as i may not always want gui stuff. 2. for screen locking, i made an i3 binding that executes `i3lock` upon pressing `mod+del`. 3. if i wanted to auto-lock, or auto-run a screen saver, i use things like `xautolock`. but i no longer do it, bcoz i don't feel i really need it (occam's razor) -- it's just that i happened to do it in the past. nowadays, i have evolved to just not forget locking the screen when leaving my desk. i know not exactly answering ur xdm-specific question, but i hope it offered u another perspective that might take u closer to ur nerd singularity. rgrds, cm. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:27 AM, jdm wrote: > Hi, > > Over the last couple of weeks my wifi connection net.wlp5s0 doesn't see > to want to connect at boot up (It used to be very fast but now taking > 1min +). Therefore XDM (login screen slim) takes a long time to start > up. And LXD daemon doesn't start at all. > > I have my rc.conf set to rc_parallel="YES" but if I set this to "NO" > then clamd seems to take an age to start up as well as the wireless. > > Is there a way I can get XDM to start quicker and leave the other > services to start up whilst logging in. I can then set rc_parrallel to > "NO" which I hope should ensure LXD starts correctly. > > It's only a minor gripe but feels like it's taking a long time to > login. At least if I can get into desktop I can change wallpaper, > themes and icons whilst my wireless decides to get a grip. > > Thanks > John
[gentoo-user] XDM Start Faster
Hi, Over the last couple of weeks my wifi connection net.wlp5s0 doesn't see to want to connect at boot up (It used to be very fast but now taking 1min +). Therefore XDM (login screen slim) takes a long time to start up. And LXD daemon doesn't start at all. I have my rc.conf set to rc_parallel="YES" but if I set this to "NO" then clamd seems to take an age to start up as well as the wireless. Is there a way I can get XDM to start quicker and leave the other services to start up whilst logging in. I can then set rc_parrallel to "NO" which I hope should ensure LXD starts correctly. It's only a minor gripe but feels like it's taking a long time to login. At least if I can get into desktop I can change wallpaper, themes and icons whilst my wireless decides to get a grip. Thanks John