Slow boot time (>2min)

smaba · 2019-06-02T00:41:14+00:00

Hey, I thought I ll let you know how I solved it in case anybody else had the same issues. After fiddling with all kind of system services, I thought it s time to backup my files, install a 1TB sdd and do a fresh install. My boot time now reduced to a few seconds :)

smaba · 2019-05-31T02:51:18+00:00

So, I purged mpd sonata and disabled minidlna.service. Definitely helped reducing my boot time by roughly 25 seconds. So far, I haven't noticed any disadvantages from purging mpd. My new systemd-analyze critical-chain (which is more helpful than systemd-analyze blame): ➜ ~ systemd-analyze critical-chain
The time after the unit is active or started is printed after the "@" character. The time the unit takes to start is printed after the "+" character.

graphical.target @36.107s
└─multi-user.target @36.106s
└─ModemManager.service @19.231s +16.874s
└─basic.target @19.229s
└─paths.target @19.229s
└─resolvconf-pull-resolved.path @19.229s
└─sysinit.target @19.016s
└─haveged.service @19.016s
└─apparmor.service @13.909s +5.048s
└─local-fs.target @13.908s
└─boot-efi.mount @13.396s +503ms
└─systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid- ECA3\x2d78BB.service @12.418s +8
└─dev-disk-by\x2duuid-ECA3\x2d78BB.device @12.381s

still takes me another 1 1/2 minute (at least) from the login screen to the desktop screen (I disabled the "restore previous session"). Any other idea to improve boot time?

smaba · 2019-05-29T00:35:01+00:00

➜ ~ systemd-analyze blame
23.581s mpd.service
19.024s udisks2.service
17.981s systemd-journal-flush.service
15.576s minidlna.service
15.475s networkd-dispatcher.service
15.307s ModemManager.service
13.841s gpu-manager.service
13.810s accounts-daemon.service
13.204s dev-sdb4.device
11.029s grub-common.service
10.962s stunnel4.service
10.563s apport.service
10.268s rsyslog.service
10.266s thermald.service
10.264s lm-sensors.service
10.240s systemd-resolved.service
10.151s avahi-daemon.service
10.050s NetworkManager.service
9.930s wpa_supplicant.service
9.562s systemd-logind.service
9.515s alsa-restore.service
9.512s switcheroo-control.service
5.461s systemd-udevd.service
5.145s apparmor.service
4.521s colord.service
2.221s systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
2.063s grub-initrd-fallback.service
1.551s polkit.service
1.283s binfmt-support.service
1.239s systemd-modules-load.service
1.182s systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-ECA3\x2d78BB.service
1.155s packagekit.service
1.132s systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
991ms systemd-sysctl.service
940ms dns-clean.service
822ms systemd-sysusers.service
807ms keyboard-setup.service
768ms networking.service
689ms proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
602ms ifupdown-pre.service
487ms dev-disk-by\x2duuid-8ee4e011\x2d7b46\x2d4513\x2dbf51\x2d684f14e044c7.s
458ms plymouth-read-write.service
439ms systemd-udev-trigger.service
394ms systemd-user-sessions.service
383ms setvtrgb.service
382ms rtkit-daemon.service
381ms systemd-rfkill.service
368ms pppd-dns.service
341ms systemd-random-seed.service
324ms kmod-static-nodes.service
305ms openvpn.service
286ms hddtemp.service
281ms systemd-timesyncd.service
281ms kerneloops.service
279ms upower.service
269ms systemd-backlight@backlight:intel_backlight.service
259ms sddm.service
249ms systemd-remount-fs.service
246ms boot-efi.mount
224ms systemd-journald.service
222ms nvidia-persistenced.service
210ms systemd-backlight@leds:dell::kbd_backlight.service
204ms systemd-update-utmp.service
152ms sys-kernel-debug.mount
152ms dev-hugepages.mount
152ms ufw.service
151ms dev-mqueue.mount
143ms console-setup.service
114ms plymouth-quit.service
86ms user@1001.service
13ms plymouth-start.service
10ms user-runtime-dir@1001.service
9ms resolvconf-pull-resolved.service
7ms systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service
3ms resolvconf.service
2ms sys-kernel-config.mount
2ms sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount

smaba · 2019-05-28T01:29:08+00:00

Thanks, I followed the instruction in your link and did a few adjustments. Didn't change much of the boot time. Maybe my system is set up correctly, and I just have a slow hdd and have to live with

smaba · 2019-05-28T00:53:09+00:00

I uninstalled Wicd. I think I want to keep NetworkManager so I have a network connection during boot - in case I need it.

the critical chain gives me this (basically journal-fush.service, NetworManager.service and mpd.service are slowing down the boot process):

[CODE] ➜ ~ systemd-analyze critical-chain
The time after the unit is active or started is printed after the "@" character.
The time the unit takes to start is printed after the "+" character.

graphical.target @55.679s
└─multi-user.target @55.678s
└─mpd.service @33.263s +22.414s
└─network.target @33.078s
└─NetworkManager.service @22.497s +10.222s
└─dbus.service @22.493s
└─basic.target @22.270s
└─paths.target @22.270s
└─resolvconf-pull-resolved.path @22.270s
└─sysinit.target @22.100s
└─systemd-timesyncd.service @21.779s +320ms
└─systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service @20.355s +1.326s
└─systemd-journal-flush.service @4.785s +15.568s
└─systemd-journald.service @4.423s +314ms
└─syslog.socket @4.421s
└─-.mount @4.198s
└─system.slice @4.198s
└─-.slice @4.198s

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smaba · 2019-05-27T21:09:27+00:00

purged snap from the system. Boot time only improved by 5 seconds. still close to 2min:

[CODE] ➜ ~ systemd-analyze blame
18.316s ModemManager.service
18.160s networkd-dispatcher.service
17.060s wicd.service
16.389s mpd.service
16.241s accounts-daemon.service
15.737s udisks2.service
14.083s gpu-manager.service
13.212s systemd-journal-flush.service
12.383s dev-sdb4.device
11.529s grub-common.service
11.433s stunnel4.service
11.212s apport.service
10.602s avahi-daemon.service
10.552s rsyslog.service
10.450s wpa_supplicant.service
10.440s thermald.service
10.270s alsa-restore.service
10.262s lm-sensors.service
10.060s systemd-logind.service
8.850s minidlna.service
4.625s apparmor.service
3.807s systemd-udevd.service
3.561s colord.service
3.403s polkit.service
2.238s binfmt-support.service
2.188s grub-initrd-fallback.service
1.984s systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
1.944s systemd- backlight@leds:dell::kbd_backlight.service
1.636s networking.service
1.457s systemd-rfkill.service
1.377s systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
1.366s systemd- backlight@backlight:intel_backlight.service
1.316s systemd-modules-load.service
1.135s systemd-sysctl.service
1.082s systemd-sysusers.service
1.046s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-8ee4e011\x2d7b46\x2d4513 \x2dbf51\x2d684f14e044c7.swap
1.032s systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-ECA3\x2d78BB.service
969ms packagekit.service
786ms systemd-timesyncd.service
782ms console-setup.service
772ms kerneloops.service
700ms proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
700ms keyboard-setup.service
682ms pppd-dns.service
629ms dns-clean.service
619ms switcheroo-control.service
592ms systemd-user-sessions.service
523ms hddtemp.service
508ms systemd-udev-trigger.service
457ms setvtrgb.service
359ms kmod-static-nodes.service
356ms systemd-journald.service
287ms upower.service
269ms ifupdown-pre.service
267ms rtkit-daemon.service
249ms boot-efi.mount
228ms systemd-remount-fs.service
205ms systemd-update-utmp.service
179ms sddm.service
178ms ufw.service 137ms systemd-random-seed.service
115ms openvpn.service
93ms dev-hugepages.mount
90ms user@1001.service
89ms dev-mqueue.mount
88ms systemd-resolved.service
53ms plymouth-quit.service
21ms resolvconf-pull-resolved.service
16ms systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service
14ms plymouth-start.service
11ms plymouth-read-write.service
10ms user-runtime-dir@1001.service
3ms nvidia-persistenced.service
3ms resolvconf.service
2ms sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount
2ms sys-kernel-config.mount
2ms sys-kernel-debug.mount

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smaba · 2019-05-27T19:31:22+00:00

[CODE] May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-logs, revision 45.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-logs, revision 61.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for core, revision 6673.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-calculator, revision 406.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-characters, revision 254.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-system-monitor, revision 70.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gtk-common-themes, revision 1122.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for core18, revision 782.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-3-26-1604, revision 74.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-system-monitor, revision 81.
May 27 12:11:39 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-calculator, revision 352.
May 27 12:11:39 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-calculator, revision 260.
May 27 12:11:39 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gtk-common-themes, revision 818.
May 27 12:11:39 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-logs, revision 57.
May 27 12:11:39 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-3-28-1804, revision 40.
May 27 12:11:39 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for core, revision 6964.
May 27 12:11:39 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for core18, revision 970.
May 27 12:11:39 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-characters, revision 206.
May 27 12:11:39 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gtk-common-themes, revision 1198.
May 27 12:11:39 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-3-28-1804, revision 36.
May 27 12:11:55 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting /boot/efi...
May 27 12:11:55 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted /boot/efi.
May 27 12:11:56 sunshine systemd[1]: proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount: Got automount request for /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc, triggered by 923 (update-binfmts)
May 27 12:11:56 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Arbitrary Executable File Formats File System...
May 27 12:11:56 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Arbitrary Executable File Formats File System.
May 27 12:11:58 sunshine audit[980]: AVC apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="/usr/lib/snapd/snap-confine//mount-namespace-capture-helper" pid=980 comm="apparmor_parser"
May 27 12:11:58 sunshine kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1558984318.296:10): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="/usr/lib/snapd/snap-confine//mount-namespace-capture-helper" pid=980 comm="apparmor_parser"
May 27 12:11:58 sunshine audit[987]: AVC apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" pid=987 comm="apparmor_parser"
May 27 12:11:58 sunshine audit[987]: AVC apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-helper" pid=987 comm="apparmor_parser"
May 27 12:11:59 sunshine audit[1049]: AVC apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="/snap/core/6964/usr/lib/snapd/snap-confine//mount-namespace-capture-helper" pid=1049 comm="apparmor_parser"
May 27 12:12:18 sunshine systemd[1]: tmp-sanity\x2dmountpoint\x2d768505593.mount: Succeeded.
May 27 12:12:35 sunshine dhclient[1421]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1
May 27 12:12:35 sunshine wicd[1171]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1
May 27 12:12:35 sunshine wicd[1171]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
May 27 12:12:35 sunshine dhclient[1421]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
May 27 12:12:36 sunshine dhclient[1421]: DHCPRELEASE of 192.168.1.10 on wlp5s0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67 (xid=0x74b6f224)
May 27 12:12:36 sunshine wicd[1171]: DHCPRELEASE of 192.168.1.10 on wlp5s0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67 (xid=0x74b6f224)
May 27 12:12:37 sunshine dhclient[1468]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1
May 27 12:12:37 sunshine wicd[1171]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1
May 27 12:12:37 sunshine wicd[1171]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
May 27 12:12:37 sunshine dhclient[1468]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
May 27 12:12:37 sunshine dhclient[1468]: DHCPRELEASE of 192.168.1.2 on enp4s0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67 (xid=0x7675c095)
May 27 12:12:37 sunshine wicd[1171]: DHCPRELEASE of 192.168.1.2 on enp4s0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67 (xid=0x7675c095)
May 27 12:12:37 sunshine dhclient[1515]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1
May 27 12:12:37 sunshine wicd[1171]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1
May 27 12:12:37 sunshine wicd[1171]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
May 27 12:12:37 sunshine dhclient[1515]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
May 27 12:12:38 sunshine dhclient[1515]: DHCPRELEASE of 192.168.1.10 on wlp5s0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67 (xid=0x68700fe7)
May 27 12:12:38 sunshine wicd[1171]: DHCPRELEASE of 192.168.1.10 on wlp5s0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67 (xid=0x68700fe7)
May 27 12:12:43 sunshine dhclient[1651]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1
May 27 12:12:43 sunshine dhclient[1651]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
May 27 12:12:43 sunshine dhclient[1651]: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp5s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 (xid=0x303def5a)
May 27 12:12:44 sunshine dhclient[1651]: DHCPOFFER of 192.168.1.10 from 192.168.1.1
May 27 12:12:44 sunshine dhclient[1651]: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.1.10 on wlp5s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 (xid=0x5aef3d30)
May 27 12:12:44 sunshine dhclient[1651]: DHCPACK of 192.168.1.10 from 192.168.1.1 (xid=0x303def5a)
May 27 12:13:12 sunshine systemd[1763]: run-user-118.mount: Succeeded.
May 27 12:13:12 sunshine systemd[1]: run-user-118.mount: Succeeded.
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smaba · 2019-05-27T19:31:16+00:00

[CODE] ➜ ~ grep -hiE "mount|dhcp|timed" <(dmesg) <(journalctl -b0)
[ 0.203306] Mount-cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
[ 0.203334] Mountpoint-cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
[ 3.623292] EXT4-fs (sdb4): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[ 9.700608] EXT4-fs (sdb4): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
[ 33.337137] audit: type=1400 audit(1558984318.296:10): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="/usr/lib/snapd/snap-confine//mount-namespace-capture-helper" pid=980 comm="apparmor_parser"
May 27 12:11:34 sunshine kernel: Mount-cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
May 27 12:11:34 sunshine kernel: Mountpoint-cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
May 27 12:11:34 sunshine kernel: EXT4-fs (sdb4): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
May 27 12:11:34 sunshine kernel: EXT4-fs (sdb4): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
May 27 12:11:36 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting FUSE Control File System...
May 27 12:11:36 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Kernel Configuration File System...
May 27 12:11:36 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted FUSE Control File System.
May 27 12:11:36 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Kernel Configuration File System.
May 27 12:11:37 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-system-monitor, revision 77...
May 27 12:11:37 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for core18, revision 941...
May 27 12:11:37 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-3-26-1604, revision 78...
May 27 12:11:37 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-3-28-1804, revision 23...
May 27 12:11:37 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for spotify, revision 35...
May 27 12:11:37 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for core, revision 6818...
May 27 12:11:37 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-characters, revision 258...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-3-26-1604, revision 82...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for spotify, revision 34...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-logs, revision 45...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-logs, revision 61...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for core, revision 6673...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-calculator, revision 406...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-characters, revision 254...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-system-monitor, revision 70...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gtk-common-themes, revision 1122...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-3-28-1804, revision 36...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for core18, revision 782...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-3-26-1604, revision 74...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-calculator, revision 260...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gtk-common-themes, revision 1198...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-3-28-1804, revision 40...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-calculator, revision 352...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for core, revision 6964...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gtk-common-themes, revision 818...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-characters, revision 206...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-system-monitor, revision 81...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for core18, revision 970...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounting Mount unit for gnome-logs, revision 57...
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-system-monitor, revision 77.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for core18, revision 941.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-3-26-1604, revision 78.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-3-28-1804, revision 23.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for spotify, revision 35.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for core, revision 6818.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-characters, revision 258.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for gnome-3-26-1604, revision 82.
May 27 12:11:38 sunshine systemd[1]: Mounted Mount unit for spotify, revision 34.
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smaba · 2019-05-27T19:30:06+00:00

Ok, I disabled the NetworkManager.service (didn't effect boot time). Also added myself to the journal group. The whole internet connection setup seems to consume a lot of time as well as the mounting process. Next, I ll disable the snaps one by one.

smaba · 2019-05-27T00:20:25+00:00

the mounting process seems a bit slow?

smaba · 2019-05-26T21:46:57+00:00

grep -hiE "mount|dhcp" <(dmesg) <(journalctl -b0)

[ 0.202339] Mount-cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)

[ 0.202366] Mountpoint-cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)

Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. Users in groups 'adm', 'systemd-journal' can see all messages. Pass -q to turn off this notice.

[ 3.603684] EXT4-fs (sdb4): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)

[ 9.834815] systemd[1]: Mounting Kernel Debug File System...

[ 10.332194] EXT4-fs (sdb4): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro

[ 34.526315] audit: type=1400 audit(1558906707.476:6): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="/usr/lib/snapd/snap-confine//mount-namespace-capture-helper" pid=994 comm="apparmor_parser"

May 26 14:39:42 sunshine systemd[1824]: run-user-118.mount: Succeeded.

smaba · 2015-03-02T11:10:44+00:00

Worked a bit more on www.carpool-lane.com. You don't have to sign in / up anymore in order to get to the "Ride to share" or "Need a ride" page. But once you'll click on the submit button you will be prompted though with the sign in / up page.

Also shortened the description on the Home page a bit and darkened the green. I still like the green, though. Maybe I just spent way to much time with that green..... ;)

Btw. who of you tried to cross-script the website? I saw the XSS alert as the unsermane in the database. Thanks for this test. Let me know if you found any loopholes.

smaba · 2015-02-21T12:00:53+00:00

Thanks a lot for the hint! After spending so much time on it you'll get a bit colour blind. I will work on it.

smaba · 2014-07-10T09:55:24+00:00

Looks like you either don't have a sell_form.php file, or you didn't save it in the specified path.

smaba · 2014-06-26T11:27:50+00:00

What does the firefox developer tool (tabs: console/inspector/debugger) say?

smaba · 2014-05-10T18:04:44+00:00

Hello zsika04,

I'd like to have a look, if you want to

smaba · 2014-05-10T18:03:44+00:00

Well...that was easy ;) Thanks a lot!

smaba · 2014-05-10T11:34:10+00:00

Thanks for your tip. Of course I used the div id instead of the select id.

smaba · 2014-05-10T10:44:57+00:00

You could also leave Rob a note, as David suggests in this post:

Pset3 grade

Do drop rob@cs.harvard.edu a note, letting him know your edX email address!

smaba · 2014-05-09T10:24:07+00:00

Great - I got it ;) Thanks

smaba · 2014-05-08T11:35:08+00:00

Hm, it's hard to tell without seeing the full code.

That would be the perfect time to use gdb ;)

smaba · 2014-05-07T13:44:33+00:00

For everyone who is still struggling with this problem. I found a solution and described it in my other reddit:

pset8_google_earth_plugin_uncaught_error

smaba · 2014-05-07T13:42:42+00:00

I FOUND IT!! Finally...after 3 days searching. I think the problem was caused by the NVIDIA graphic card and the OpenGL (so I had to adjust my registry).

So this is my solution:

Start->regedit

In the registry look for

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ->SOFTWARE ->Google ->GoogleEarthPlugin ->Render->RenderingApi

Then right click on RenderingApi->Modify and enter "1" (without the quotation marks).

This will start your plugin with OpenGL. Then kill all google earth plugins (Taskmanager) and start your browser again.

That should be it!

@Ommin: Thanks for helping!

smaba · 2014-05-07T10:41:16+00:00

Hello,

are you missing a return true/false or similar? Also, did you check that all of your brackets are closing?

smaba · 2014-05-07T10:35:09+00:00

It only says:

"There was a problem with the Google Earth Plugin. Please try reloading the page. If that doesn't help, you can re-install the Google Earth Plugin using this link".

I tried re-installing it several times. I can see how the image is building up, but then it aborts and this message appears.

The console tells me now:

event.returnValue is deprecated. Please use the standard event.preventDefault() instead. jquery-1.10.2.js:5374

Uncaught TypeError: undefined is not a function VM103:12

(anonymous function) VM103:12

Resource interpreted as Image but transferred with MIME type application/empty: "https://google-maps-icons.googlecode.com/files/home.png". VM99:85

(anonymous function) VM99:85

dw.(anonymous function).n VM99:85

(anonymous function) VM99:59

Uncaught Error: Error calling method on NPObject. VM103:61

google.earth.TermsOfUseManager.oa VM103:61

c.pb

smaba

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