Slow initialization of something during boot

[Frank]

On 08/13/2013 10:07 PM, Frank wrote:
> On 13/08/13 08:40 PM, Roger wrote:
>>
>>> So....32-bit software on a 64-bit CPU sometimes may not be all it's
>>> cracked up to be :)
>>>    Boy, Poma, if you can't figure it out....I doubt anyone here can -
>>> I've been following your various and sundry suggestions to users
>>> closely and you are usually close to, if not on the mark.
>>>
>>> Is this worth submitting a bug ??
>>>
>>>
>>>> I recommend that you begin to sing
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAzqSYQ9X9U :)
>>>
>> I don't particularly like that version,  been singing it for weeks, on
>> 3  different Fedora 19  64 bit systems, the problem remains, Boot either
>> hangs for 30 seconds or fails completely, stops dead at lightdm.service,
>> have to restart.
>> Nothing in the logs, no hints.
>> Roger
>>
>>
>
>
>    Well at least I am not alone :)  I am writing this on my Debian Sid
> system because Fedora now won't get past the login. My fault I guess as
> I thought I'd try SLIM as a login manager. Couldn't get it to take
> effect, so in a moment of madness I tried "systemctl enable
> slim.service"...even though I had no indication that's what it needed. I
> had already changed the /etc/systemcfg/display-manager file to slim but
> that didn't work. But now I have a system that won't run any login
> manager. Is it possible I can revert the changes from my Debian system ?


    Fixed it...sort of. From my Debian install I chroot'ed to 
Fedora...disabled slim.service (which I think doesn't exist), enabled 
lightdm.service and it now is happy again..sort of. I still get a 20-25 
sec delay before lightdm decides it's time to start. I still don't think 
it's a 32 vs 64 bit problem as my Debian install also uses 32=bit 
lightdm on the same 64-bit system and it loads quickly. It's some 
problem which is tied to Fedora. The whole login manager system is 
fubarred as far as I am concerned...as in addition to 
/etc/systemconfig/desktop file, there is the alternatives system. I am 
not sure how that fits in to the mess.

Regards
Frank