<![CDATA[Preload the desktop or bring back the splash screen]]> http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/8378/ In my opinion, this not only subtracts from the overall flow of things, but it's nice to know what's going on while you wait.
I know there's an option to turn on the splash screen (at least, there was in Gutsy), but honestly, it should be there no matter what if the desktop doesn't load faster.
Would it be possible to load the desktop, or at least some aspects of it, before logging in? In XP, the desktop is there as soon as you log in, it just has to load all of the startup apps.

[158 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #8378


]]> en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 19:12:05 +0000 Wed, 14 May 2008 03:25:00 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/8378/ Comment from virsli100 If the guess was wrong we can just free up the memory in no time, and load the right one. If the guess was right we have a huge time advantage.]]> Sun, 11 May 2008 19:36:47 +0000 Comment from henk0775 ]]> Sun, 11 May 2008 19:57:13 +0000 Comment from vexorian
You can put it back in your setup if you want.

It doesn't really take too much anyways, if it does then there's a bug harming performance in your setup .]]> Sun, 11 May 2008 20:42:19 +0000 Comment from mlapaglia Sun, 11 May 2008 21:36:17 +0000 Comment from Eldmannen
Splash screens are dead. Its thing of the past.]]> Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:17 +0000 Comment from XVIIarcano
PErsonally I'd restore the splash by default and leave the option to turn it off for people who really cares for split seconds (as I am in no way questioning the right of everyone to opt for a marginally faster boot).]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 07:30:52 +0000 Comment from Auzy
so I disagree eldmannen. +1]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 09:16:07 +0000 Comment from terlmann Perhaps better than a splash screen, just keep gdm in the login screen with a progress bar while the desktop loads in the background.]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 14:22:14 +0000 Comment from DShepherd
I am sure there's other efficient ways of speeding up boot time.

As for the splash. I think that has died an appropriate death.. plus I think the splash slows down the boot time now.]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 18:47:18 +0000 Comment from sparky11 http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7188/
(possible duplicate)]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 21:11:54 +0000 Comment from Stinger Tue, 13 May 2008 04:41:48 +0000 Comment from rainwalker Wed, 14 May 2008 03:25:00 +0000