Linux Laptop slow startup
 

Just got this Dell M4400 with Redhat EL5 installed.
After I setup the xorg.conf for dual monitor, the startup became extremely slow. Once I type in the user name and password, it just blacks out with the mouse curser still visible. This remains for about 3-4 minutes and then I'm in.

I thought it was my X file, so I overwrote the xorg.conf with my original file and restarted my X. Sadly, it still does that.

What could be causing it? Do I have to reinstall video driver or something?

Have you any specific graphics h/w installed like from nvidia or ati, then you have install driver for that.

Nvidia driver was installed correctly.

Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
Module nvida: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
......

how did you install the nvidia driver ?
from rhn using yum ?
or the nvidia.run from the nvidia web site ?
if the .run then ALSO reinstall all of mesa ( the rpm's and -devel rpm's )

I download .run file and installed it.

What is mesa by the way, where to get it?

Do I have to remove the old driver before I reinstall it?

mesa is the openGL software
and it is very well known that the .run overwrites it and replaces it WITH A DIFFERENT VERSION
??? where do i get it ???

IT WAS installed BY DEFAULT

ps. if you use the .run and NOT the very recommended "kmod-nvidia"
you MUST reinstall that .run driver ( and mesa and the mesa-devel) for EVERY AND ALL kernel , x11/xorg updates

It weird that after I switch to KDE, it doesn't freeze anymore when log-in.