Long delays in Gnome2 start up

[Jeremy Messenger]

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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 23:20:50 +0000, Stacey Roberts 
<stacey at vickiandstacey.com> wrote:

> Hi Mezz,
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeremy Messenger <mezz7 at cox.net>"
> To: To Stacey Roberts
> Date: Thu, 11 Mar, 2004 22:30 GMT
> Subject: Re: Long delays in Gnome2 start up
>
> Okay.., did all that (a to e)
> Ran startx
> Splash screen thingy started only after 3 seconds
> Delay of about 30 seconds before the various components stuff appears 
> across the Splash screen thingy
> Gnome2 starts up
> Virgin Gnome2 desktop loads
> Waited for about 30 seconds
> Clicked on Actions, Log Out
> Screen locks for 2 minutes
> The "Are you sure you want to log out?" dialogue box appears
> Clicked "Yes" (without selecting box to save settings)
> Gnome2 logs out
>
> Here's what I've seen on console:
>
> (nautilus:84885): Bonobo-CRITICAL **: file bonobo-control-frame.c: line 
> 720 (bonobo_control_frame_set_ui_container): assertion 
> `frame->priv->activated == FALSE' failed
>
> ** (nautilus:845885): WARNING **: destroyed file still being monitored
>
> (repeated four times)
>
> (nautilus:84885): Bonobo-WARNING **: Leaked a total of 1 refs to 1 
> bonobo object(s)
>
> Ran startx again
> Gnome2 loads nice and quick
> Set background
> Clicked on Actions, Log out
> Desktop locked up for 1 min 40 seconds
> The "Are you sure you want to log out" dialogue box appears
> I ticked the "Save current set up" check box
> Clicked "Okay"
> Gnome2 exits
> That set of "bonobo-related" messages are on the console
> Ran startx
> Gnome2 starts nice and fast
> Set up some "Sound preferences": -
> Enable sound server startup & Sounds for events
> Clicked on "Sound Events" tab
> Under "User interface menus" I highlight "Choose menu item"
> Clicked on "Browse"
> Desktop locked up for 2 mins 33 seconds before the "Select sound file" 
> box appears
> I select "activate.wav", and clicked "Okay"
> Selecting other sound events after this runs a lot faster
> Closed the "Sound preferences" application
> Clicked on Actions, Log out, No screen lockups, "Are you sure you want 
> to log out" dialogue box appears immediately.
> I check the "Save current setup" checkbox
> Clicked "Okay"
> Gnome2 exits immediately
> Set of "bonobo-related" messages are back on console
> Waited a few (30) seconds
> Ran startx
> Delay of 2 mins 55 seconds before the splash screen thingy appears
> Gnome2 quickly loads thereafter
> Waited for 10 seconds (did nothing)
> Logged out
> Gnome2 exits immediately
> Ran startx again
> Delay of 3 mins 5 seconds before the splash screen thingy appears
> Gnome2 loads immediately after
> Sound events work, by the way :-(
>
> What's going on?

No idea, I am at the deadend. I am not sure why your root and other users 
work fine, but not on your.

Cheers,
Mezz

> Regards,
>
> Stacey


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