Re: slow X and kdm startup

2005-08-17 Thread Paul Stolp
* Joe Mc Cool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-08-17 02:15]: > Joe Mc Cool wrote: > > >Sarge, and with either 2.2 or 2.6 kernels: > > > >at boot up I get a login prompt at the F1 console ok. > > > >After about 10 secs, the screen goes blank. > > > >After another very long delay I get an hour glass in the

Re: slow X and kdm startup

2005-08-17 Thread Adam Hardy
Joe Mc Cool on 17/08/05 18:17, wrote: Adam Hardy wrote: don't you see which part of the load process is being carried out when you startx? Yes, I described this in an earlier post where I tailed /var/log/XFree86.1.log. Oh. I didn't see the earlier post. I suffer from slow gnome startup

Re: slow X and kdm startup

2005-08-17 Thread Joe Mc Cool
Adam Hardy wrote: don't you see which part of the load process is being carried out when you startx? Yes, I described this in an earlier post where I tailed /var/log/XFree86.1.log. thanks Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contac

Re: slow X and kdm startup

2005-08-17 Thread Adam Hardy
Joe Mc Cool on 17/08/05 16:34, wrote: Žáček Kryštof wrote: Try updating the font cache by typing # fc-cache Thanks a lot. That is one of the first things I've tried, but to no avail. Joe don't you see which part of the load process is being carried out when you startx? -- To UNSUB

Re: slow X and kdm startup

2005-08-17 Thread Joe Mc Cool
Žáček Kryštof wrote: Try updating the font cache by typing # fc-cache Thanks a lot. That is one of the first things I've tried, but to no avail. Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: slow X and kdm startup

2005-08-17 Thread Žáček Kryštof
Try updating the font cache by typing # fc-cache > -Original Message- > From: Joe Mc Cool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:18 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: slow X and kdm startup > > Sarge, and with either 2.2 or 2.6 kernels: > > at boot

Re: slow X and kdm startup

2005-08-17 Thread Joe Mc Cool
Joe Mc Cool wrote: Sarge, and with either 2.2 or 2.6 kernels: at boot up I get a login prompt at the F1 console ok. After about 10 secs, the screen goes blank. After another very long delay I get an hour glass in the middle on the screen at F7. There is another very long delay before I get