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A possible solution
Authored by: stevec on Jun 22, '02 09:32:18PM
Well, for all of you who tried the networking update and it didn't work (like me) try this. I, too, have noticed a significant extension of the time it takes OSX 10.1.5 to start. It seems to pause for about 5 minutes (!) on the "Starting Directory Services" startup message. There seems to be a fair number of people experiencing startup delays. In fact I found a posting on the Apple message bards from someone who was going to replace the... /system/library/extensions/AppleGMACEthernet.kext ...File with the one from the 10.1 update CD. I tried that with no luck. So I quickly put the newer version back. Out of curiosity i tried starting in verbose mode (CMD-V) and got confirmation of this startup delay in glorious black and white. Note that you can see what is going on without frantically copying down what is on screen by viewing the "startup" log at: /private/var/log/system.log if you make a note of WHEN the pause takes place is it makes it easier to find the appropriate entries which I have listed below. Jun 21 15:19:02 localhost lookupd: NetInfo connection timeout: RPC: Timed out on initial connection to 127.0.0.1/local Jun 21 15:19:03 localhost lookupd: NetInfo connection timeout: RPC: Timed out on connection to 127.0.0.1/local Jun 21 15:19:07 localhost lookupd: NetInfo connected to 127.0.0.1/local Jun 21 15:19:23 localhost netinfod local[227]: ni_crashed's udp binder connection to ptavv[192.168.X.X]/local failed during opening (UDP) - socket_open failed Jun 21 15:19:43 localhost netinfod local[227]: ni_crashed's tcp binder connection to ptavv[192.168.X.X]/local failed during opening (TCP) - socket_connect failed Jun 21 15:24:17 localhost lookupd: NetInfo connection failed for server 127.0.0.1/local Jun 21 15:24:17 localhost lookupd[234]: lookupd (version 233.2) starting - Fri Jun 21 15:24:17 2002 Jun 21 15:24:17 localhost lookupd[234]: configuration initialization failed: using defaults Note the entries at 15:19:23 and :43. "ptavv" is an entry I made (one of many) that points to a webserver located on my local intranet (on a different Mac). Unfortunately I have NO clue as to what that error signifies. After that you can see there is a significant delay till the next message, at which point the startup proceeds at a normal pace. I removed that particular entry in netinfo and rebooted. The Mac booted properly without the previously noted delay (as below) ! Jun 21 15:46:30 localhost lookupd: NetInfo connection timeout: RPC: Timed out on initial connection to 127.0.0.1/local Jun 21 15:46:31 localhost lookupd: NetInfo connection timeout: RPC: Timed out on connection to 127.0.0.1/local Jun 21 15:46:35 localhost lookupd: NetInfo connected to 127.0.0.1/local Jun 21 15:46:35 localhost lookupd[235]: lookupd (version 233.2) starting - Fri Jun 21 15:46:35 2002 It beats the heck out of me why that one entry would cause such a delay but if you are experiencing a similar delay, check your system log for similar errors. If anyone knows exactly what happened here I would love to know.

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A possible solution
Authored by: dmackler on Jun 25, '02 01:44:25AM
It seems like NetInfo is trying to reach a parent NetInfo server, unsuccessfully.

When you created the entry for pivv (approximate spelling; your message scrolled off of my screen when I went into compose mode), did you leave a "serves" property?

I've learned the hard way that the duplicate/change method of creating a new entry in NetInfo leaves the "serves" property, which is a clue to netinfo to look for another netinfo server, but is not needed for a "hosts" type entry.

David

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