On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 6:17 PM, Jan Alexander Steffens < jan.steffens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 12:06 AM, Toyam Cox > <csupercomputergeek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I want to have a sub-30 second boot time, so as to make it possible for > me > > to power down my computer and power back up at a moment's notice. Right > > now, I have a (according to my watch) ~35 second boot time. I used > > systemd-analyze, and discovered that NetworkManager.service is running > for > > 12 seconds of that time! Also, polkit.service runs quite a while after > > everything else, but that is less important. > > > > How do I optimize NetworkManager.service to shorten boot times, > especially > > as I don't need a network first-thing? > > > > -- > > - Toyam > > Are you using a display manager? If not (getty), add a snippet for > getty@.service to use Type=simple instead of Type=idle (making it > start ASAP) and add "quiet" to the kernel command line so boot > messages are suppressed. This will allow you to log in with getty > while the system is still booting. > I'm using LXDM, my attempt to be lightweight with a GUI. Would Type=simple still work with LXDM? I notice it starts relatively soon in the boot process, meaning I'd need to figure out getting polkit to start even sooner, but is it an option? -- - Toyam
