Eos boot takes longer than expected

Hey there! Eos boots slower than expected. Slower than Windows, in fact! I’m on a setup with Windows 10 and EndeavourOS Dual Booted. I noticed that my systemd-analyze blame has a lot of dev-disk-by/x2 entries in it. Does it have anything to do with that? Do I really need to run them on startup? If not, How do I remove them?

systemd-analyze shows:

Startup finished in 10.511s (firmware) + 1.680s (loader) + 980ms (kernel) + 43.102s (initrd) + 24.746s (userspace) = 1min 21.021s 
graphical.target reached after 24.745s in userspace.

systemd-analyze blame shows:

58.833s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart1.device
58.833s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda1.device
58.833s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-407E300F7E2FFFE8.device
58.833s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD20EZBX\x2d00AYRA0_WD\x2dWX22AB12V5S1\x2dpart1.device
58.833s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-8f5f0779\x2d01.device
58.833s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1\x2dpart1.device
58.833s dev-sda1.device
58.833s dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-Space.device
58.833s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee26a4f19ce\x2dpart1.device
58.833s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart1.device
58.268s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1\x2dpart2.device
58.268s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart2.device
58.268s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-8f5f0779\x2d02.device
58.268s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda2.device
58.268s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart2.device
58.268s dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-endeavouros.device
58.268s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee26a4f19ce\x2dpart2.device
58.268s dev-sda2.device
58.268s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-0826feed\x2da5c5\x2d44f8\x2d9baf\x2d0a2bcbe90ced.device
58.268s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD20EZBX\x2d00AYRA0_WD\x2dWX22AB12V5S1\x2dpart2.device
57.720s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD5000AAKX\x2d60U6AA0_WD\x2dWCC2EH296500.device
57.720s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata3-host2-target2:0:0-2:0:0:0-block-sdc.device
57.720s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee2077d98d6.device
57.720s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3.0.device
57.720s dev-sdc.device
57.720s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-3.device
57.720s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3.device
57.704s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d2.device
57.704s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50026b7282a8e9f8.device
57.704s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d2.0.device
57.704s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dKINGSTON_SA400S37240G_50026B7282A8E9F8.device
57.704s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata2-host1-target1:0:0-1:0:0:0-block-sdb.device
57.704s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-2.device
57.704s dev-sdb.device
57.701s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d2\x2dpart2.device
57.701s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50026b7282a8e9f8\x2dpart2.device
57.701s dev-disk-by\x2dpartlabel-Basic\x5cx20data\x5cx20partition.device
57.701s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d2.0\x2dpart2.device
57.701s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-D692DAEF92DAD2DB.device
57.701s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dKINGSTON_SA400S37240G_50026B7282A8E9F8\x2dpart2.device
57.701s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-2\x2dpart2.device
57.701s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata2-host1-target1:0:0-1:0:0:0-block-sdb-sdb2.device
57.701s dev-sdb2.device
57.701s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-e769348d\x2d82b8\x2d427e\x2d9f46\x2d5de3837241c7.device
57.689s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata2-host1-target1:0:0-1:0:0:0-block-sdb-sdb1.device
57.689s dev-sdb1.device
57.689s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50026b7282a8e9f8\x2dpart1.device
57.689s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d2.0\x2dpart1.device
57.689s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-2\x2dpart1.device
57.689s dev-disk-by\x2dpartlabel-Microsoft\x5cx20reserved\x5cx20partition.device
57.689s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dKINGSTON_SA400S37240G_50026B7282A8E9F8\x2dpart1.device
57.689s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-a04e2941\x2d1b61\x2d49c6\x2dbe64\x2de89027cb7c05.device
57.689s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d2\x2dpart1.device
57.657s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0.device
57.657s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1.device
57.657s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD20EZBX\x2d00AYRA0_WD\x2dWX22AB12V5S1.device
57.657s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.device
57.657s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda.device
57.657s dev-sda.device
57.657s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee26a4f19ce.device
57.647s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3\x2dpart1.device
57.647s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-388f0aac\x2d5a8f\x2d4c71\x2da0d8\x2db93406392745.device
57.647s dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-Windows\x5cx20RE\x5cx20tools.device
57.647s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-3\x2dpart1.device
57.647s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata3-host2-target2:0:0-2:0:0:0-block-sdc-sdc1.device
57.647s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD5000AAKX\x2d60U6AA0_WD\x2dWCC2EH296500\x2dpart1.device
57.647s dev-sdc1.device
57.647s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-608AB38F8AB35FE8.device
57.647s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee2077d98d6\x2dpart1.device
57.647s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3.0\x2dpart1.device
57.644s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata3-host2-target2:0:0-2:0:0:0-block-sdc-sdc3.device
57.644s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-3035568e\x2d49cd\x2d4c32\x2d939c\x2ddbda7cacee8d.device
57.644s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee2077d98d6\x2dpart3.device
57.644s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-3\x2dpart3.device
57.644s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3\x2dpart3.device
57.644s dev-sdc3.device
57.644s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3.0\x2dpart3.device
57.644s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD5000AAKX\x2d60U6AA0_WD\x2dWCC2EH296500\x2dpart3.device
57.618s dev-sdc6.device
57.618s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee2077d98d6\x2dpart6.device
57.618s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3\x2dpart6.device
57.618s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-14AE665CAE663680.device
57.618s dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-Photos.device
57.618s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-3\x2dpart6.device
57.618s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata3-host2-target2:0:0-2:0:0:0-block-sdc-sdc6.device
57.618s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD5000AAKX\x2d60U6AA0_WD\x2dWCC2EH296500\x2dpart6.device
57.618s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3.0\x2dpart6.device
57.618s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-347d51ce\x2db037\x2d4b9a\x2db90f\x2d33920f689544.device
57.485s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-3\x2dpart17.device
57.485s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata3-host2-target2:0:0-2:0:0:0-block-sdc-sdc17.device
57.485s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3\x2dpart17.device
57.485s dev-sdc17.device
57.485s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee2077d98d6\x2dpart17.device
57.485s dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-Code.device
57.485s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-d13d18de\x2d7186\x2d48c7\x2d80c0\x2dd6232b6329f3.device
57.485s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3.0\x2dpart17.device
57.485s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-5A587CBA587C968B.device
57.485s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD5000AAKX\x2d60U6AA0_WD\x2dWCC2EH296500\x2dpart17.device
57.483s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee2077d98d6\x2dpart4.device
57.483s dev-sdc4.device
57.483s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3.0\x2dpart4.device
57.483s dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-Data.device
57.482s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-3\x2dpart4.device
57.482s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD5000AAKX\x2d60U6AA0_WD\x2dWCC2EH296500\x2dpart4.device
57.482s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-4C4224CA4224BB1A.device
57.482s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata3-host2-target2:0:0-2:0:0:0-block-sdc-sdc4.device
57.482s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3\x2dpart4.device
57.482s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-de82fea9\x2d2f33\x2d4ac3\x2da54a\x2dac8fb56dafdc.device
57.455s dev-sdc7.device
57.455s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3.0\x2dpart7.device
57.455s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-3\x2dpart7.device
57.455s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee2077d98d6\x2dpart7.device
57.455s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-07529174\x2d8ca3\x2d0946\x2d8ce1\x2de1c47e5a32f9.device
57.455s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-88BD\x2dE9FB.device
57.455s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata3-host2-target2:0:0-2:0:0:0-block-sdc-sdc7.device
57.455s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3\x2dpart7.device
57.455s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD5000AAKX\x2d60U6AA0_WD\x2dWCC2EH296500\x2dpart7.device
57.443s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD5000AAKX\x2d60U6AA0_WD\x2dWCC2EH296500\x2dpart5.device
57.443s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-3\x2dpart5.device
57.443s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata3-host2-target2:0:0-2:0:0:0-block-sdc-sdc5.device
57.443s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3\x2dpart5.device
57.443s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3.0\x2dpart5.device
57.443s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee2077d98d6\x2dpart5.device
57.443s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-7f0508d9\x2dab48\x2d41df\x2d89f5\x2d1319c794d5fc.device
57.443s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-66A0196EA0194649.device
57.443s dev-sdc5.device
57.201s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-3\x2dpart18.device
57.201s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dWDC_WD5000AAKX\x2d60U6AA0_WD\x2dWCC2EH296500\x2dpart18.device
57.201s dev-sdc18.device
57.201s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-f4838239\x2de0f5\x2d4544\x2d97d8\x2d3604e3ffacc1.device
57.201s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3.0\x2dpart18.device
57.201s dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-Misc.device
57.201s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x50014ee2077d98d6\x2dpart18.device
57.201s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata3-host2-target2:0:0-2:0:0:0-block-sdc-sdc18.device
57.201s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-CCFE588AFE586F28.device
57.201s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d3\x2dpart18.device
56.579s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS1.device
56.579s dev-ttyS1.device
56.578s dev-ttyS12.device
56.578s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS12.device
56.578s dev-ttyS10.device
56.578s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS10.device
56.578s dev-ttyS11.device
56.578s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS11.device
56.577s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS19.device
56.577s dev-ttyS19.device
56.577s dev-ttyS17.device
56.577s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS17.device
56.577s dev-ttyS13.device
56.577s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS13.device
56.577s dev-ttyS2.device
56.577s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS2.device
56.577s dev-ttyS20.device
56.577s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS20.device
56.577s dev-ttyS14.device
56.577s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS14.device
56.577s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS28.device
56.577s dev-ttyS28.device
56.577s dev-ttyS21.device
56.576s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS21.device
56.576s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS30.device
56.576s dev-ttyS30.device
56.575s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS18.device
56.575s dev-ttyS18.device
56.575s dev-ttyS26.device
56.575s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS26.device
56.575s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS27.device
56.575s dev-ttyS27.device
56.575s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS15.device
56.575s dev-ttyS15.device
56.574s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS7.device
56.574s dev-ttyS7.device
56.574s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS25.device
56.574s dev-ttyS25.device
56.573s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS31.device
56.573s dev-ttyS31.device
56.573s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS4.device
56.573s dev-ttyS4.device
56.573s dev-ttyS22.device
56.573s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS22.device
56.573s dev-ttyS16.device
56.573s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS16.device
56.572s dev-ttyS6.device
56.572s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS6.device
56.572s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS3.device
56.572s dev-ttyS3.device
56.572s dev-ttyS5.device
56.572s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS5.device
56.572s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS8.device
56.572s dev-ttyS8.device
56.572s dev-ttyS24.device
56.572s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS24.device
56.572s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS9.device
56.572s dev-ttyS9.device
56.571s dev-ttyS23.device
56.571s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS23.device
56.571s dev-ttyS29.device
56.571s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS29.device
56.443s dev-ttyS0.device
56.443s sys-devices-pnp0-00:01-tty-ttyS0.device
56.433s sys-module-configfs.device
40.080s systemd-fsck-root.service
10.858s initrd-switch-root.service
 6.578s systemd-journal-flush.service
 3.503s ldconfig.service
 3.112s firewalld.service
 2.821s systemd-modules-load.service
 1.699s systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
 1.653s systemd-sysusers.service
 1.477s power-profiles-daemon.service
 1.449s udisks2.service
 1.334s accounts-daemon.service
 1.270s systemd-udevd.service
 1.101s lvm2-monitor.service
  865ms upower.service
  854ms polkit.service
  626ms systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-88BD\x2dE9FB.service
  600ms systemd-random-seed.service
  566ms user@1000.service
  548ms avahi-daemon.service
  546ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
  504ms dbus.service
  467ms NetworkManager.service
  333ms systemd-udev-trigger.service
  256ms systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
  244ms modprobe@fuse.service
  242ms lightdm.service
  217ms systemd-update-utmp.service
  199ms systemd-journald.service
  194ms initrd-parse-etc.service
  179ms modprobe@drm.service
  178ms systemd-logind.service
  169ms systemd-boot-random-seed.service
  155ms systemd-binfmt.service
  127ms systemd-rfkill.service
  113ms systemd-sysctl.service
   88ms systemd-remount-fs.service
   87ms sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount
   85ms systemd-timesyncd.service
   85ms sys-kernel-config.mount
   79ms dev-hugepages.mount
   77ms dev-mqueue.mount
   75ms sys-kernel-debug.mount
   73ms efi.mount
   73ms sys-kernel-tracing.mount
   67ms kmod-static-nodes.service
   52ms systemd-user-sessions.service
   52ms tmp.mount
   51ms rtkit-daemon.service
   46ms dracut-shutdown.service
   36ms user-runtime-dir@1000.service
   35ms alsa-restore.service
   35ms modprobe@loop.service
   29ms systemd-update-done.service
   22ms initrd-cleanup.service
   19ms dracut-cmdline.service
    6ms initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service
    5ms systemd-vconsole-setup.service
    5ms proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
    5ms modprobe@dm_mod.service
    1ms modprobe@configfs.service

They are normal, so systemd-analyze accurately detects all mounted devices, what’s missing, what’s not.

For mkinitcpio user:
If you do not want to see them, change systemd to base udev in HOOKS of mkinitcpio.conf, then rebuild initramfs.

But they have nothing to do with your problem why boot process is slower.


See, the problem is systemd-fsck-root.service between systemd-journal-flush.service and sys-module-configfs.device

You can analyze why that is. Systemd and journalctl would help you.

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Did a clean install. Now it boots up much faster. IDK what went wrong with the previous install, but I suspect I installed eos on my HDD instead of my SSD. Works like a charm now. Thanks!
[n3rdium@n3rdium-ms7d22 ~]$ systemd-analyze Startup finished in 8.093s (firmware) + 5.480s (loader) + 962ms (kernel) + 2.050s (initrd) + 3.193s (userspace) = 19.781s graphical.target reached after 3.162s in userspace.

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