X takes takes up to 10 mins to start. Intel 945gm Dell I6400

[darkjz]

Greetings:

For the past week I've been trying to fix the following issue on my fresh install of Gentoo 2008.0. The X server takes anytime (it varies) from 1 minute to 10 to start. The issue is the same for XDM, KDM, startx and KDE environments/managers. I reached the conclusion that the problem lies either on my kernel configuration or in the "x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel" (v2.1.1) driver itself, since the problem disappears when I change my xorg.conf file from "intel" driver to "vesa".

I have searched the forum and attempted to apply some of the fixes suggested, as well as used the now unavailable Intel_GMA howto from gentoo-wiki.com and wasn't successful into improving this delay.

I took the liberty to compile all the information of my system in the pastebin central for ease of access.

Installed Packages:
http://pastebin.com/m256227db

Kernel Configuration:
http://pastebin.com/m9dcdccb

Xorg Configuration File:
http://pastebin.com/m2e99b929

dmesg output:
http://pastebin.com/d729da000

xorg log:
http://pastebin.com/m5b552b7f

emerge --info output:
http://pastebin.com/m79230a06

make.conf:
http://pastebin.com/m62ba08df

lspci -v output:
http://pastebin.com/m571a860b

net + hostname + hosts config files:
http://pastebin.com/m66c84259

Please let me know if you guys have any suggestions that could let me fix this thing.

PS> I thought it could be a hardware issue and decided to boot the laptop with Knoppix 5.3.1 LiveDVD and the problem wasn't there, so I definitely did something wrong with my gentoo installation.
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-DarkJZ

System Specifications:
Dell Inspiron 6400
Intel Core 2 CPU T7400 @ 2.16ghz
1.5GB Ram 533mhz PC2-2400
Samsung LCD 15.4" WXGA (1680x1050)
60GB Fujitsu 5400RPM HDD
4X DVD+/- RW-DL Drive
Synaptics Touchpad
Broadcom BCM4400 10/100mbps NIC

[GODhack]

Make autoconfigured( ==bad ) kernel with genkernel. Maybe it will be Ok then. Then look autoconfiguration and compare with yours.

[darkjz]

[GODhack]

Just buid one more kernel with genkernel. You can have as many kernels as you want in grub menu.lst file.
That one will be with all important and unimportant components for sure. Slower but problem-prof.

[notHerbert]

Have you tried an Xorg config file?

[darkjz]

GODhack & notHerbert:

Thank you both for your suggestions. I the X configuration was not the problem, however the re-used kernel config file (from the livecd) was (that's what I get for being so lazy).

Anyways, I re-compiled the kernel with genkernel (after deleting all the configuration files, to generate a clean one from scratch). And Eureka! problem solved...

Here's the fixed genkernel configuration (in case someone else suffers the same).
http://pastebin.com/f60e8e67d

And again... Thanks...
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-DarkJZ

System Specifications:
Dell Inspiron 6400
Intel Core 2 CPU T7400 @ 2.16ghz
1.5GB Ram 533mhz PC2-2400
Samsung LCD 15.4" WXGA (1680x1050)
60GB Fujitsu 5400RPM HDD
4X DVD+/- RW-DL Drive
Synaptics Touchpad
Broadcom BCM4400 10/100mbps NIC