[Bug 1922342] Re: HIrsute live session takes ages to boot on BIOS systems

[Chris Guiver]

Lubuntu impish daily boot on (written with mkusb/dus CLONE mode)
- motion computing j3400 (c2d-u9400, 4gb, intel mobile 4 series)
stop watch started at grub/lubuntu
@ 6 mins 34 secs first boot message appeared, only blinking cursor top left till this point
@ 7 mins 04 secs lubuntu's blue plymouth screen appeared
@ 7: mins 56 secs screen black & back to boot messages (but smaller fonts; non-bios fonts)
@ 8 mins 23 secs black screen & Xorg/gui mouse cursor appears
@ 8 mins 54 secs desktop is usable

(~2 mins 53 sec comparison for usable desktop today on `lenovo thinkpad
x201 (i5-m520, 4gb, i915)`

((or 3 mins 30 secs for `hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs
290)` taken from duplicate report so different daily)) lubuntu daily
boots faster than Ubuntu (refer duplicates 1929029[ubuntu] or
1928939[lubuntu]) )

I've not followed all of ^, so if my performing some tests would be
helpful, please let me know.

I noted Thomas (scdbackup) asked for firmware details; I'm unsure if
directed to José Marinho (jmarinho) or general, nor what specific
details are required; but `dmidecode` specs for the motion.computer
j3400 are attached

** Attachment added: "motion_j3400_dmidecode.txt"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1922342/+attachment/5504999/+files/motion_j3400_dmidecode.txt

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Title:
  HIrsute live session takes ages to boot on BIOS systems

Status in casper package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in casper source package in Impish:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  First of all, I change the description of this bug because, thanks to
  Chris Guiver comments, I could check that the live session effectively
  works but it takes too long to complete. That's why I change the
  description of the bug from live session does not boot to live session
  takes ages to boot. I hope this is the best approach to this.

  I think the problem is the same as described here:
  https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/20-10-grub-error-can-t-find-
  command-grub-platform/4292. I can see prior to grub menu, briefly, the
  same error: Error can't find grub_platform. After the solution
  described below, this error is not showed and the system is able to
  boot.

  I try making the live usb using startup disk creator and with gnome-
  disks --> Restore disk image and get the same results.

  The live-usb has a gpt partition table instead of mbr like 20.04 live-
  usb has. That implies, I think, that the first one does not boot on
  BIOS systems and the second does.

  I try the same live-usb on an EFI laptop and it boots perfectly
  (perhaps it takes long time, but more less than in this case.

  If I try the solution described here:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1905491/comments/8
  then it works.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
  Package: casper 1.461
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-13.14-generic 5.11.7
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-13-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu61
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.461
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Apr  2 09:55:24 2021
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210331.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=gl_ES.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: casper
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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