2007/10/11, Mike Chambers <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>: > On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 09:13 +0200, antonio montagnani wrote: > > > I clocked the timing: it took about 20 seconds from password to login, > > but it took more than two minutes to have a working login (I mean, all > > icons, menus, and so on). > > Much shorter if Ethernet network is connected. > > > > > > As you mentioned in your 2nd email after this,make sure your hosts file > and /etc/resolv.conf file are correct and have proper entries. Also, > you might go through and remove some of those services that you don't > need. > > I also noticed that after an initial install (heck, the install itself > took 1.5 or so hours and this on a decent desktop), that it took a long > time for desktop to be set, as well as apps being slow to start. I have > to get rid some of services first thing to get the desktop in a decent > usable state. > > -- > Mike Chambers > Madisonville, KY > > "Best lil town on Earth!" > > -- Mike The real question is: how (or why) my hosts file was completely blank (in a fresh installation??) What blanked it??? Tnx for your help -- Antonio Montagnani Skype : antoniomontag -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list