[Resolved] Lengthy Boot Into MATE

[Trapper]

When I boot up my LMDE I am experiencing a very lengthy delay between the time my desktop background appears and my MATE panels and everything else loads in. When I am speaking about "lengthy" I am meaning 25 to 30 seconds between the time I first see my desktop background to when I get panels and can actually use my system. I don't have anything, nor have I ever had anything that has taken so long between desktop background display and a fully loaded, usable state. Is anyone else experiencing this behavior? Also, my total boot time from the time I leave the grub menu to a usable desktop is right around 65 seconds. Is this 'normal'?

[pawell]

No, that isn't normal. One of advantages of Linux is fast boot. Try to "reinstall" mate packages through synaptic. Or maybe some of your drivers are doing something nasty.

[Trapper]

No, that isn't normal. One of advantages of Linux is fast boot. Try to "reinstall" mate packages through synaptic. Or maybe some of your drivers are doing something nasty.

Yeah, I was pretty sure it isn't normal. My U-10.04 on the same box takes about 5 to 7 seconds between a visible background and a full loaded desktop. The overall boot is also about 20 seconds quicker.

[äxl]

After login you could look at .xsession-errors if that logs any serious problems.

U-10.04 on the same box [...] The overall boot is also about 20 seconds quicker.

That's because Ubuntu uses a totally different boot process (sysvinit/upstart).