LinuxQuestions.org - Startup is very slow

Hello,
I'm trying to figure out why it takes ages to load the programs at the start up, after someone fiddled with some x-server or x-server related configuration file.

First, it takes ages to complete the

Code:

checking sendmail................[OK]

process when the kernel is loaded. And then what is worse, is that it takes ages for the login screen to come up. and after the login, when the gnome is load the Windows Manager, Network Manager, and CD Handler, etc. it takes long time too.

I post my x-server configuration file here incase someone needs to know:

Code:

# XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config



Section "ServerLayout"

        Identifier    "Default Layout"

        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0

        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

#        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "AlwaysCore"

        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

#        InputDevice    "SynapticsMouse" "CorePointer"

EndSection



Section "Files"



# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the 

# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally

# no need to change the default.

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)

# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of

# the X server to render fonts.

        RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

        FontPath    "unix/:7100"

EndSection



Section "Module"

        Load  "mouse"

        Load  "synaptics"

        Load  "dbe"

        Load  "extmod"

        Load  "fbdevhw"

        Load  "glx"

        Load  "record"

        Load  "freetype"

        Load  "type1"

        Load  "dri"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"



# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))

#        Option        "Xleds"                "1 2 3"

# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.

#        Option        "XkbDisable"

# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the

# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.

# keyboard, you will probably want to use:

#        Option        "XkbModel"        "pc102"

# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:

#        Option        "XkbModel"        "microsoft"

#

# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.

# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:

#        Option        "XkbLayout"        "de"

# or:

#        Option        "XkbLayout"        "de"

#        Option        "XkbVariant"        "nodeadkeys"

#

# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and

# control keys, use:

#        Option        "XkbOptions"        "ctrl:swapcaps"

# Or if you just want both to be control, use:

#        Option        "XkbOptions"        "ctrl:nocaps"

#

        Identifier  "Keyboard0"

        Driver      "kbd"

        Option            "XkbModel" "pc105"

        Option            "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier  "Mouse0"

        Driver      "mouse"

        Option            "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

        Option            "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

        Option            "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

        Option            "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"

#        Option            "SendCoreEvents" "yes"



EndSection



#Section "InputDevice"

#        Identifier          "SynapticsMouse"

#        Driver          "synaptics"

##      Option        "Device"          "/dev/psaux"

#        Option        "Device"          "/dev/input/mice"

#        Option        "Protocol"        "auto-dev"

#          Option        "LeftEdge"      "1700"

#          Option        "RightEdge"    "5300"

#          Option        "TopEdge"      "1700"

#          Option        "BottomEdge"    "4200"

#          Option        "FingerLow"        "25"

#          Option        "FingerHigh"        "30"

#          Option        "MaxTapTime"        "180"

#          Option        "MaxTapMove"        "220"

#          Option        "VertScrollDelta" "100"

#          Option        "MinSpeed"        "0.06"

#          Option        "MaxSpeed"        "0.12"

#          Option        "AccelFactor" "0.0010"

#          Option        "SHMConfig"        "on"

##        Option        "Repeater"        "/dev/ps2mouse"

#EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier  "Monitor0"

        VendorName  "Monitor Vendor"

        ModelName    "LCD Panel 1024x768"

        HorizSync    31.5 - 48.5

        VertRefresh  40.0 - 70.0

        Option            "dpms"

EndSection



Section "Device"

        Identifier  "Videocard0"

        Driver      "radeon"

        VendorName  "Videocard vendor"

        BoardName  "ATI Radeon Mobility M9"

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier "Screen0"

        Device    "Videocard0"

        Monitor    "Monitor0"

        DefaultDepth    24

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    16

                Modes    "800x600" "640x480"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    24

                Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

        EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "DRI"

        Group        0

        Mode        0666

EndSection

and my kernel version is 2.6.10-1.741_FC3

Thanks..in advance