Long delays in Gnome2 start up

[Stacey Roberts]

Hi Mezz..,

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Messenger <mezz7 at cox.net>"
To: To Stacey Roberts
Date: Thu, 11 Mar, 2004 23:35 GMT
Subject: Re: Long delays in Gnome2 start up

> <snip>
> 
> 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.

Fair enough.., I'll do the "pkg_delete -rf pkgconfig\*" and get rid of Gnome2 altogether.

Thanks for all the help and patience.

Regards,

Stacey

> 
> Cheers,
> Mezz
> 
> >Regards,
> >
> >Stacey
> 
> 
> -- 
> bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.
> 

-- 
Stacey Roberts
B. Sc (HONS) Computer Science

Web: www.vickiandstacey.com
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