[Bug 1928939] Re: excessive boot time (some old bios boxes); ; lubuntu impish daily

[Chris Guiver]

** Description changed:

- I'll add details shortly (on real keyboard)
+ Lubuntu impish daily (QA-test) live boot on 
+ - motion computing j3400 (c2d-u9400, 4gb, intel mobile 4 series)
+ 
+ At computerbank (CBV Victoria) we timed boots of Ubuntu installs and if
+ they didn't meet a minimum requirement, the 'build' was failed meaning
+ it had to be fixed, or box was recycled.  (this is a live boot and not
+ install boot, but I'm using this as example of issue)
+ 
+ This box was fine until somewhere during the hirsute cycle, when boot
+ times suddenly booting took >8 minutes from a thumb-drive.
+ 
+ The ISO was written today with MKUSB (dd/clone), however the result during prior tests during the hirsute cycle is the same using
+ - mkusb  (dd/clone write)
+ - dd
+ - gnome-disks (restore disk image)
+ Note:  this is based on prior testing during hirsute, today's was just using mkusb (dd/clone)
+ 
+ ** Expected result
+ 
+ A live boot should NOT take >8 mins
+ 
+ 
+ ** Actual results
+ 
+ stopwatch started when I pressed <ENTER> for "Start Lubuntu" at grub
+ menu
+ 
+ * 7 mins 20 secs for blue Plymouth screen to appear
+ * ~8 mins 0 secs for mouse pointer to show on black background (maybe 7 mins 57 secs b/c I'd dazed out)
+ 
+ * 8 mins 33 secs for background & Lubuntu/LXQt display to show
+ 
+ It's not the box is suddenly slow.. something changed during hirsute
+ that caused the live session to boot slowly...  (I need to time the
+ focal daily for comparison!)
+ 
+ FYI: duplicate of
+ https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1922342 except
+ this is impish; that bug was hirsute.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
  Package: casper 1.461
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-16.17-generic 5.11.12
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu66
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.461
  CurrentDesktop: LXQt
  Date: Wed May 19 12:21:28 2021
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Alpha amd64 (20210518)
  SourcePackage: casper
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  mtime.conffile..etc.casper.conf: 2021-05-19T12:14:28.696065

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Title:
  excessive boot time (some old bios boxes); ;lubuntu impish daily

Status in casper package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Lubuntu impish daily (QA-test) live boot on 
  - motion computing j3400 (c2d-u9400, 4gb, intel mobile 4 series)

  At computerbank (CBV Victoria) we timed boots of Ubuntu installs and
  if they didn't meet a minimum requirement, the 'build' was failed
  meaning it had to be fixed, or box was recycled.  (this is a live boot
  and not install boot, but I'm using this as example of issue)

  This box was fine until somewhere during the hirsute cycle, when boot
  times suddenly booting took >8 minutes from a thumb-drive.

  The ISO was written today with MKUSB (dd/clone), however the result during prior tests during the hirsute cycle is the same using
  - mkusb  (dd/clone write)
  - dd
  - gnome-disks (restore disk image)
  Note:  this is based on prior testing during hirsute, today's was just using mkusb (dd/clone)

  ** Expected result

  A live boot should NOT take >8 mins

  
  ** Actual results

  stopwatch started when I pressed <ENTER> for "Start Lubuntu" at grub
  menu

  * 7 mins 20 secs for blue Plymouth screen to appear
  * ~8 mins 0 secs for mouse pointer to show on black background (maybe 7 mins 57 secs b/c I'd dazed out)

  * 8 mins 33 secs for background & Lubuntu/LXQt display to show

  It's not the box is suddenly slow.. something changed during hirsute
  that caused the live session to boot slowly...  (I need to time the
  focal daily for comparison!)

  FYI: duplicate of
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1922342 except
  this is impish; that bug was hirsute.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
  Package: casper 1.461
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-16.17-generic 5.11.12
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu66
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.461
  CurrentDesktop: LXQt
  Date: Wed May 19 12:21:28 2021
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Alpha amd64 (20210518)
  SourcePackage: casper
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  mtime.conffile..etc.casper.conf: 2021-05-19T12:14:28.696065

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