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is there a fix for the slow boot in hardy?

Asked by Shane Fagan

i noticed that hardy is a lot slower than gutsy for boot time i was just wondering is that for a reason or is it a glitch and is there a fix available?

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Best Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Hello again Shane...

Its a well known bug in ubuntu please refer:

https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usplash/+bug/197228

and as discussed in one of the comments there:

To avoid that very long boot time, add "clocksource=hpet" (without the quotes) to your ubuntu kernel boot line. If it works, you can apply it permanently by editing your /boot/grub/menu.list file.

A bit more info on the above: Give the following command in a terminal (applications -> accessories -> terminal)

 gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Then add "clocksource=hpet" to the end of the # defoptions line:

    # defoptions=ro quiet splash clocksource=hpet

Your defoptions line may differ a little, just add the recommended text to the end of the line, save the file, then close the editor.

Afterwards, in a terminal, run:

    $ sudo update-grub

This will update grub to use the new option. Afterwards, reboot, and then run the system again and review for speed..

Hope it helps

Bhavani Shankar.

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Shane Fagan (shanepatrickfagan) said : 		#2

Thanks Bhavani Shankar, that solved my question.

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Shane Fagan (shanepatrickfagan) said : 		#3

yep shaved off about 30-40 seconds thanks for your help

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#4

No mention.. Glad that I could help you out.... :)