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I am desperately trying to improve my machine's boot time but I cannot succeed. For now I have spotted that in the verbose boot mode it stops for a longer time on this line :

mountall main process (316) executable changed

bootchart graph

This is the content of fstab:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0
# / was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=03c40d10-2200-4e00-8430-a020e8fd1f23 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
# swap was on /dev/sda7 during installation
UUID=e3729117-b936-4c1d-9883-aee73dab6729 none            swap    sw              0       0

Edit:

I've tried the following: 1. I've reinstalled ureadahead using these instructions:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall ureadahead

2. I've removed any files with a file name of "pack" in /var/lib/ureadahead and rebooted. Another pack file was created successfully.

I forgot to mention : I have this script running on boot (according to some tutorial): /etc/init.d/bootopts #!/bin/sh (/sbin/ureadahead --daemon)&

EDIT2:

I added results of my hard drive test : enter image description here

although nothing is wrong when I boot Windows :/

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  • I have added the content of fstab to the question description but can you please elaborate a little more on: Also can you confirm that removing the pack files from /var/lib/ureadahead together with aptitude reinstall ureadahead has been done. And I forgot to mention : I have this SCipt running on boot (according to some tutorial): /etc/init.d/bootopts #!/bin/sh (/sbin/ureadahead --daemon)&
    – Patryk
    Aug 26, 2011 at 15:15
  • I do not know why are you advising that but my system cannot fund a command sudo aptitude
    – Patryk
    Aug 26, 2011 at 15:37
  • Ok, even though I did reinstall and I rebooted ureadahead did not create any *.pack files in the /var/lib/ureadahead folder (there is only a "pack" file and a folder "debugfs"
    – Patryk
    Aug 26, 2011 at 15:59
  • @fossfreedom let us continue this discussion in chat
    – Patryk
    Aug 26, 2011 at 16:00
  • I'd definitely remove that bootopts script. Do you see anything in the dmesg output that would suggest a failing hard drive? You can also run a S.M.A.R.T. test (Alt+F2 → palimpsest → select your drive on the left and then run the test: Smart Data → Run Self-test).
    – htorque
    Sep 7, 2011 at 20:27

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The data you added is sufficient to say: your hard drive will probably fail soon. One reallocated (bad) sector is not bad per se, but given your bootchart issue I'd say: immediately back up your data (start with the more important stuff) and keep an eye on that sector count. If it raises in the near future, replace the hard drive.

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  • 1) Can I fix the bad sector ? 2) That may be related to my disc problems lately (I have reallocated a partition and failed and then I had some major issues with partition table). Am I right that this might be related ?
    – Patryk
    Sep 21, 2011 at 19:40
  • OK, so one year has passed and my hard drive is still fine (with this one bad sector) :)
    – Patryk
    Jul 29, 2012 at 10:46
  • That's great! :)
    – htorque
    Jul 29, 2012 at 11:13

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