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Suddenly Slow Startup

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My computer is suddenly very slow on startup, almost a minute. The following results of inxi -Fxz are provided:

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larry@larry-Satellite-C55-A:~$ inxi -Fxz
System:
  Host: larry-Satellite-C55-A Kernel: 4.15.0-45-generic x86_64 bits: 64 
  compiler: gcc v: 7.3.0 Desktop: MATE 1.20.1 Distro: Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa 
  base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite C55-A v: PSCF6U-0EF066 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: TOSHIBA model: Portable PC v: MP serial: <filter> UEFI: Insyde 
  v: 1.40 date: 04/28/2014 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 43.3 Wh condition: 43.3/48.6 Wh (89%) 
  model: PA5109U-1BRS status: Unknown 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i3-3120M bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Ivy Bridge rev: 9 L2 cache: 3072 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 19953 
  Speed: 1197 MHz min/max: 1200/2500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1197 2: 1197 
  3: 1197 4: 1197 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics 
  vendor: Toshiba America Info Systems driver: i915 v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:02.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
  resolution: 1366x768~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Mobile v: 4.2 Mesa 18.2.2 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio 
  vendor: Toshiba America Info Systems driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:1b.0 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-45-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR8162 Fast Ethernet 
  vendor: Toshiba America Info Systems driver: alx v: kernel port: 3000 
  bus ID: 01:00.0 
  IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter driver: rtl8188ee 
  v: kernel port: 2000 bus ID: 02:00.0 
  IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.59 TiB used: 58.60 GiB (3.6%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: MQ01ABD075 size: 698.64 GiB 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Toshiba model: External USB 3.0 
  size: 931.51 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 686.18 GiB used: 16.86 GiB (2.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:
  Processes: 202 Uptime: 19h 03m Memory: 5.70 GiB used: 2.94 GiB (51.6%) 
  Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.3.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.19 
  inxi: 3.0.27
The results of systemd-analyze and systemd-analyze blame are below:

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larry@larry-Satellite-C55-A:~$ systemd-analyze
Startup finished in 8.475s (kernel) + 33.790s (userspace) = 42.265s
graphical.target reached after 32.116s in userspace
larry@larry-Satellite-C55-A:~$ systemd-analyze blame
         10.438s dev-sda2.device
          9.490s keyboard-setup.service
          8.786s systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
          8.345s esets.service
          8.096s systemd-sysctl.service
          4.450s networkd-dispatcher.service
          4.158s NetworkManager.service
          3.275s ubuntu-system-adjustments.service
          3.148s udisks2.service
          2.033s grub-common.service
          2.001s systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
          1.674s tlp.service
          1.537s accounts-daemon.service
          1.310s systemd-modules-load.service
          1.171s apt-daily.service
           986ms thermald.service
           977ms systemd-logind.service
           886ms apt-daily-upgrade.service
           860ms alsa-restore.service
           851ms gpu-manager.service
           735ms kmod-static-nodes.service
           630ms systemd-remount-fs.service
           586ms dev-mqueue.mount
           583ms sys-kernel-debug.mount
           568ms wpa_supplicant.service
           535ms colord.service
           471ms dev-hugepages.mount
           469ms ssh.service
           440ms rsyslog.service
           405ms plymouth-start.service
           390ms blk-availability.service
           387ms dns-clean.service
           367ms setvtrgb.service
           356ms ufw.service
           349ms systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service
           315ms lm-sensors.service
           270ms networking.service
           255ms avahi-daemon.service
           240ms packagekit.service
Does anyone have a possible explanation for the long load times for the top 5 items?

Thanks to all in advance.
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Re: Suddenly Slow Startup

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Try if it helps when you boot without the external USB hard disk (sdb) attached.

If not: boot from the Mint DVD, launch GParted, make a screenshot of what it shows about your internal hard disk (sda), and post that screenshot here, by means of https://postimages.org.
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Re: Suddenly Slow Startup

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Pjotr, no improvement by removing external USB drive. Latest systemd-analyze blame follows:

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larry@larry-Satellite-C55-A:~$ systemd-analyze blame
         15.011s systemd-journal-flush.service
         12.680s dev-sda2.device
         10.573s systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
          9.304s systemd-sysctl.service
          8.979s esets.service
          5.074s networkd-dispatcher.service
          4.389s NetworkManager.service
          4.194s ubuntu-system-adjustments.service
          2.773s udisks2.service
          2.217s accounts-daemon.service
          1.829s tlp.service
          1.655s thermald.service
          1.588s systemd-modules-load.service
          1.495s keyboard-setup.service
          1.424s colord.service
          1.301s grub-common.service
          1.273s systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
          1.186s gpu-manager.service
           890ms systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-B43E\x2dE6AD.service
           760ms avahi-daemon.service
           737ms systemd-resolved.service
           700ms systemd-remount-fs.service
           681ms hddtemp.service
           681ms systemd-logind.service
           680ms speech-dispatcher.service
           658ms ntp.service
           643ms sys-kernel-debug.mount
           640ms dev-mqueue.mount
           638ms dev-hugepages.mount
           634ms alsa-restore.service
           629ms rsyslog.service
           629ms lm-sensors.service
           567ms systemd-udevd.service
           553ms setvtrgb.service
           461ms swapfile.swap
           414ms ufw.service
           402ms networking.service
           385ms lightdm.service
           381ms plymouth-quit-wait.service
           362ms systemd-journald.service
           358ms dns-clean.service
           352ms blk-availability.service
           352ms apparmor.service
           343ms systemd-random-seed.service
         15.011s systemd-journal-flush.service
         12.680s dev-sda2.device
         10.573s systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
          9.304s systemd-sysctl.service
          8.979s esets.service
          5.074s networkd-dispatcher.service
          4.389s NetworkManager.service
          4.194s ubuntu-system-adjustments.service
          2.773s udisks2.service
          2.217s accounts-daemon.service
          1.829s tlp.service
          1.655s thermald.service
          1.588s systemd-modules-load.service
          1.495s keyboard-setup.service
          1.424s colord.service
          1.301s grub-common.service
          1.273s systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
          1.186s gpu-manager.service
           890ms systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-B43E\x2dE6AD.service
           760ms avahi-daemon.service
           737ms systemd-resolved.service
           700ms systemd-remount-fs.service
           681ms hddtemp.service

larry@larry-Satellite-C55-A:~$
Screenshot of GParted results at:
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Thanks for taking the time to assist me.
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Re: Suddenly Slow Startup

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OK, please also post a screenshot of the GParted window without the sda2 window blocking the overview.
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Re: Suddenly Slow Startup

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Here's the screenshot you requested.

https://i.postimg.cc/597CmNmH/Screensho ... -09-14.png

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Re: Suddenly Slow Startup

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OK, all looks well....

Your best bet might be to simply wait for a redeeming update. If you don't want to wait it out, try this:
Update Manager - panel: View - Linux kernels
Install the latest kernel from the 4.18 series. Then reboot.
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Re: Suddenly Slow Startup

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That makes sense. I'm still running a 4.15 series kernel. Will let you know how it goes.
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Re: Suddenly Slow Startup

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No help at all, in fact, some things are slower than before. I guess I'll just have to put up with it.

Thanks for trying.
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