seeking advice on what processes to start at boot.
 

hi,
i read a post that complained mdk boots slowly, and a response asked to post the output of 'ps aux.'
so i think my system boots slowly, and so i post my 'ps aux' here. my system is a laptop. i don't need it to be any kind of server: print, mail, web...
what can i do?
thanks.

USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1 0.7 0.1 1580 516 ? S 22:44 0:03 init [5]
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 22:44 0:00 [migration/0]
root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SWN 22:44 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW< 22:44 0:00 [events/0]
root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW< 22:44 0:00 [kblockd/0]
root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 22:44 0:00 [pdflush]
root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 22:44 0:00 [pdflush]
root 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW< 22:44 0:00 [aio/0]
root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 22:44 0:00 [kswapd0]
root 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 22:44 0:00 [kseriod]
root 13 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW< 22:44 0:00 [reiserfs/0]
root 127 0.0 0.2 2164 1280 ? S 22:45 0:00 devfsd /dev
root 217 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 22:45 0:00 [khubd]
root 823 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 22:45 0:00 [khpsbpkt]
root 839 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 22:45 0:00 [knodemgrd_0]
rpc 1273 0.0 0.1 1712 580 ? S 22:45 0:00 portmap
root 1287 0.0 0.1 1764 632 ? S 22:45 0:00 syslogd -m 0
root 1295 0.0 0.3 2692 1560 ? S 22:45 0:00 klogd -2
xfs 1397 0.0 0.6 5116 3516 ? S 22:45 0:00 xfs -port -1 -daemon -droppriv -user xfs
root 1450 0.0 0.1 2808 688 ? S 22:45 0:00 /usr/bin/mdkkdm -nodaemon
daemon 1465 0.0 0.1 1740 532 ? S 22:45 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
root 1481 0.0 0.1 1716 608 ? S 22:45 0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
root 1495 2.1 2.2 146040 11284 ? R 22:45 0:07 /etc/X11/X -deferglyphs 16 -auth /var/run/xauth/A:0-8eyleE
root 1500 0.0 0.1 2168 880 ? S 22:45 0:00 xinetd -stayalive -reuse -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid
root 1568 0.0 0.1 1748 620 ? S 22:45 0:00 crond
root 1569 0.0 0.3 3724 1696 ? S 22:45 0:00 -:0
root 1647 0.0 0.0 1568 448 tty1 S 22:45 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1
root 1648 0.0 0.0 1568 448 tty2 S 22:45 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2
root 1649 0.0 0.0 1568 448 tty3 S 22:45 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
root 1650 0.0 0.0 1568 448 tty4 S 22:45 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
root 1651 0.0 0.0 1568 448 tty5 S 22:45 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
root 1652 0.0 0.0 1568 448 tty6 S 22:45 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
giggs 1847 0.0 0.2 2544 1224 ? S 22:45 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde
giggs 1911 0.0 0.1 2820 872 ? S 22:45 0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -- /bin/sh -c #!/bin/sh??exec /usr/bin/startkde
giggs 1935 0.0 1.8 23232 9592 ? S 22:45 0:00 kdeinit: Running...
giggs 1938 0.0 1.9 23060 9684 ? S 22:45 0:00 kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid
giggs 1940 0.0 2.1 24376 11048 ? S 22:45 0:00 kdeinit: klauncher
giggs 1943 0.1 3.2 57684 16356 ? S 22:45 0:00 kdeinit: kded
giggs 1944 0.0 0.3 3380 1780 ? S 22:45 0:00 fam
giggs 1988 0.1 1.3 12436 7064 ? S 22:45 0:00 /usr/bin/artsd -F 10 -S 4096 -s 1 -m artsmessage -c drkonqi -l 3 -f
giggs 1992 0.1 3.5 62716 18052 ? S 22:45 0:00 kdeinit: knotify
giggs 2095 0.0 0.0 1572 340 ? S 22:46 0:00 kwrapper ksmserver
giggs 2097 0.0 2.7 55828 13920 ? S 22:46 0:00 kdeinit: ksmserver
giggs 2098 0.0 3.1 56752 15676 ? S 22:46 0:00 kdeinit: kwin -session 117f000001000108400576500000022350000_1084056546_350779
giggs 2101 0.0 2.7 55988 14032 ? S 22:46 0:00 kdeinit: khotkeys
giggs 2102 0.3 4.1 63704 21068 ? R 22:46 0:01 kdeinit: kdesktop
giggs 2105 0.2 3.6 59408 18244 ? S 22:46 0:00 kdeinit: kicker
giggs 2107 0.0 2.0 24016 10208 ? S 22:46 0:00 kdeinit: kio_file file /tmp/ksocket-giggsAf6Ves/klauncherhPVbvc.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-giggsAf6Ves/kdesktopRAaCTb.slave-socket
giggs 2114 0.1 3.3 58004 17008 ? S 22:46 0:00 kdeinit: kmix -session 117f000001000108400576600000022350004_1084056546_341272
giggs 2147 0.5 1.3 43040 6720 ? S 22:46 0:01 xmms
giggs 2152 0.5 3.3 58520 17104 ? S 22:46 0:01 kdeinit: konsole
giggs 2153 0.0 0.3 2740 1568 pts0 S 22:46 0:00 /bin/bash
root 2185 0.0 0.2 2444 1020 pts0 S 22:46 0:00 su
root 2188 0.0 0.3 2744 1596 pts0 R 22:46 0:00 bash
root 2269 0.0 0.1 2548 792 pts0 R 22:51 0:00 ps aux

Could you provide us with the boot log? I'm not familiar with Mandrake but check /var/log/boot or /var/log/syslog

hi,
the two files are too long, so i post them here.
2 questions though: why are they only root-readable? and i took a look at boot.log and saw 'stopping alsa' multiple times. why is that?

syslog: http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs9e-1cx/syslog
boot.log: http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs9e-1cx/boot.log

thanks.

From the looks of your logs, I am guessing you recently upgraded your kernel from 2.4 to 2.6. I'm seeing tons of kernel errors or misconfiguration...I'm not quite sure where to start. Is this a new Mandrake install or did you attempt a kernel upgrade? If its a new install I would definitely consider compiling your own kernel...I see you use Slack so you're probably not clueless in that area, though I can help you if you want.

hi,
i installed mdk with its 2.6.3 kernel. then i compiled and used the 2.6.5 kernel. when i compiled the bzImage and the modules i did see a lot of warnings.
anyway could you elaborate on this, "If its a new install I would definitely consider compiling your own kernel." i am willing to reinstall mdk any time if it makes my system better, faster, and cleaner (i think i must have done that at least 20 times in the last few months.
i tried to use slackware but was never able to resolve a problem with the terminal (when X is not running) flickering (i think it's a problem with the intel graphics driver because at boot time i see error messages concerning .../drivers/video/intelfb.go of something like that).
thanks.

Well if reinstallation does not bother you, I can assure you Slackware will cause less problems. Regarding the video problem in the console, does this occur during Slackware install when booting from the CD, afterwards when booting from the hard drive, or both?

it's kind of neither. ok so install and booting into the console are fine; however, i startx, exit (which shuts down x) and back to the console, from now the problem occurs.

Interesting...yes, the problem is definitely driver or kernel related...I too have had a very similar issue with the TV-Out function of my GeForce2 MX/400 video card. However, I never tried upgrading the kernel to 2.6x on my Slackware install. I am on Gentoo right now, using the 2.6 kernel though, and I haven't seen the problem yet. Though, the problem occured at random before...sometimes it would screw up the console and sometimes it wouldn't...hopefully it doesn't from now on, but anyways, it's worth a try if it fixes a very good distro. Other than that, you may want to try Gentoo if you have a decent Internet connection.

Just thought of something....if the 2.6x kernel does the same thing, you could probably fix it by installing bootsplash with the VESA driver and change you console resolution to 1280x1024 or something high.

my lcd display only goes up to 1024x860.
what's the vesa driver?

For the mdk boting slowly prob. Did you try disabling al unneeded services started at boot?

i think thats why he is asking, if you notice the threads topic is: