Slow boot time Fedora 43

Good morning,
My Fedora system takes about 2 minutes to boot and I’m not sure what is causing the delay.
I’m using an SK hynix SC308 SATA SSD, so I expected faster startup times.

Here are my systemd-analyze results:

Startup finished in 8.516s (firmware) + 4.983s (loader) + 1.821s (kernel) + 46.469s (initrd) + 1min 1.565s (userspace) = 2min 3.356s
graphical.target reached after 1min 1.564s in userspace.

Any ideas what could be causing the delay?

Could you also post the outputs of:
systemd-analyze critical-chain
systemd-analyze --no-pager blame
As pre-formatted text </>

Thanks

Thank’s for responing. Here’re the results

martinez@fedora:~$ systemd-analyze critical-chain
systemd-analyze --no-pager blame
The time when unit became active or started is printed after the "@" character.
The time the unit took to start is printed after the "+" character.

graphical.target @1min 1.564s
└─power-profiles-daemon.service @1min 1.410s +151ms
  └─multi-user.target @1min 1.402s
    └─plymouth-quit-wait.service @51.200s +10.191s
      └─systemd-user-sessions.service @51.078s +99ms
        └─remote-fs.target @51.073s
          └─remote-fs-pre.target @51.072s
            └─nfs-client.target @51.071s
              └─gssproxy.service @50.730s +331ms
                └─network.target @50.701s
                  └─wpa_supplicant.service @50.562s +138ms
                    └─basic.target @46.890s
                      └─dbus-broker.service @46.744s +90ms
                        └─dbus.socket @46.698s +1ms
                          └─sysinit.target @46.685s
                            └─tpm2.target @46.684s
47.155s sys-module-fuse.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart3.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2dpartuuid-dc3fa3cf\x2d1cfa\x2d4b6d\x2d9ea6\x2d26c9d872485b.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2dpartnum-3.device
47.040s dev-sda3.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-dc3fa3cf\x2d1cfa\x2d4b6d\x2d9ea6\x2d26c9d872485b.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dSK_hynix_SC308_SATA_256GB_EJ76N625610906M0B\x2dpart3.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2duuid-5ef81ef2\x2d4516\x2d4a3f\x2dba61\x2dea09db3dfb0b.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2dlabel-fedora.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1\x2dpart3.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x5ace42e02016aa6f\x2dpart3.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-fedora.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart3.device
47.040s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda3.device
47.040s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-5ef81ef2\x2d4516\x2d4a3f\x2dba61\x2dea09db3dfb0b.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dSK_hynix_SC308_SATA_256GB_EJ76N625610906M0B\x2dpart1.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-18A2\x2dD45A.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2dpartnum-1.device
46.806s dev-sda1.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2duuid-18A2\x2dD45A.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2dpartuuid-e168674e\x2daa91\x2d4422\x2dacdc\x2d7f247df88ee9.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1\x2dpart1.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x5ace42e02016aa6f\x2dpart1.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2dpartlabel-EFI\x5cx20System\x5cx20Partition.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-e168674e\x2daa91\x2d4422\x2dacdc\x2d7f247df88ee9.device
46.806s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda1.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2dpartlabel-EFI\x5cx20System\x5cx20Partition.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart1.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2ddesignator-esp.device
46.806s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart1.device
46.753s dev-sda2.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2dpartuuid-a5e9a053\x2d2844\x2d4bb3\x2dba3d\x2d0d371965fad4.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2dpartnum-2.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2ddesignator-xbootldr.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart-by\x2duuid-dc3fc07e\x2dc999\x2d43e5\x2d9cc8\x2d444f7e660986.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0\x2dpart2.device
46.753s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda2.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-a5e9a053\x2d2844\x2d4bb3\x2dba3d\x2d0d371965fad4.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart2.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1\x2dpart2.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dSK_hynix_SC308_SATA_256GB_EJ76N625610906M0B\x2dpart2.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-dc3fc07e\x2dc999\x2d43e5\x2d9cc8\x2d444f7e660986.device
46.753s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x5ace42e02016aa6f\x2dpart2.device
46.704s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1.device
46.704s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.device
46.704s dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dSK_hynix_SC308_SATA_256GB_EJ76N625610906M0B.device
46.704s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:17.0-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda.device
46.704s dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x5ace42e02016aa6f.device
46.704s dev-sda.device
46.704s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:00:17.0\x2data\x2d1.0.device
46.662s dev-ttyS0.device
46.662s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-serial8250:0-serial8250:0.0-tty-ttyS0.device
46.618s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-serial8250:0-serial8250:0.3-tty-ttyS3.device
46.618s dev-ttyS3.device
46.615s dev-ttyS2.device
46.615s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-serial8250:0-serial8250:0.2-tty-ttyS2.device
46.610s dev-ttyS1.device
46.610s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-serial8250:0-serial8250:0.1-tty-ttyS1.device
46.522s sys-module-configfs.device
45.380s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:02.0-drm-card1-card1\x2deDP\x2d1-intel_backlight.device
10.191s plymouth-quit-wait.service
 5.466s docker.service
 2.358s dev-loop6.device
 2.333s dev-loop5.device
 2.287s dev-loop2.device
 2.283s dev-loop3.device
 2.281s dev-loop4.device
 2.275s dev-loop1.device
 2.260s dev-loop0.device
 2.239s dev-loop7.device
 2.126s vmware.service
 1.935s initrd-switch-root.service
 1.888s firewalld.service
 1.802s waydroid-container.service
 1.706s containerd.service
 1.677s smb.service
 1.300s upower.service
 1.230s abrtd.service
 1.074s systemd-sysusers.service
  920ms NetworkManager.service
  778ms systemd-udev-trigger.service
  774ms udisks2.service
  769ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
  741ms chronyd.service
  716ms polkit.service
  715ms cups.service
  605ms accounts-daemon.service
  585ms vmware-USBArbitrator.service
  526ms systemd-binfmt.service
  518ms var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
  489ms sssd-kcm.service
  470ms user@1000.service
  455ms systemd-logind.service
  417ms avahi-daemon.service
  383ms smartd.service
  372ms lm_sensors.service
  365ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev-early.service
  364ms virtqemud.service
  349ms systemd-journal-flush.service
  348ms thermald.service
  332ms ModemManager.service
  331ms systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-dc3fc07e\x2dc999\x2d43e5\x2d9cc8\x2d444f7e660986.service
  331ms gssproxy.service
  326ms systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-18A2\x2dD45A.service
  294ms switcheroo-control.service
  283ms bluetooth.service
  274ms systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service
  273ms geoclue.service
  257ms systemd-journald.service
  225ms boot-efi.mount
  224ms systemd-hostnamed.service
  221ms systemd-backlight@backlight:intel_backlight.service
  220ms systemd-update-utmp.service
  220ms systemd-udevd.service
  216ms colord.service
  205ms authselect-apply-changes.service
  195ms rtkit-daemon.service
  187ms plymouth-start.service
  186ms cpupower.service
  183ms dracut-shutdown.service
  181ms audit-rules.service
  179ms ecbd.service
  177ms systemd-machined.service
  176ms foomaticrip-upgrade.service
  173ms rsyslog.service
  155ms gdm.service
  153ms var-lib-snapd-snap-bare-5.mount
  151ms power-profiles-daemon.service
  149ms var-lib-snapd-snap-core24-1499.mount
  148ms auditd.service
  144ms var-lib-snapd-snap-core24-1587.mount
  138ms wpa_supplicant.service
  135ms var-lib-snapd-snap-gnome\x2d46\x2d2404-153.mount
  134ms uresourced.service
  131ms var-lib-snapd-snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1535.mount
  126ms var-lib-snapd-snap-mesa\x2d2404-1165.mount
  125ms plymouth-read-write.service
  124ms tmp.mount
  119ms boot.mount
  118ms var-lib-snapd-snap-snap\x2dstore-1310.mount
  115ms systemd-userdb-load-credentials.service
  112ms var-lib-snapd-snap-snapd-26382.mount
  109ms lvm2-monitor.service
  109ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
  104ms systemd-userdbd.service
  104ms systemd-sysctl.service
   99ms systemd-user-sessions.service
   92ms systemd-vconsole-setup.service
   91ms systemd-random-seed.service
   90ms dbus-broker.service
   87ms systemd-udev-load-credentials.service
   86ms dracut-cmdline.service
   84ms dev-binderfs.mount
   83ms dev-hugepages.mount
   80ms dev-mqueue.mount
   77ms sys-kernel-debug.mount
   75ms systemd-modules-load.service
   74ms systemd-network-generator.service
   72ms home.mount
   69ms dracut-pre-pivot.service
   69ms sys-kernel-tracing.mount
   62ms kmod-static-nodes.service
   57ms plymouth-switch-root.service
   56ms sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount
   55ms docker.socket
   54ms rpc-statd-notify.service
   53ms flatpak-system-helper.service
   51ms systemd-fsck-root.service
   51ms modprobe@loop.service
   48ms initrd-cleanup.service
   48ms proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
   47ms var-swap-swapfile.swap
   45ms dracut-pre-udev.service
   43ms snapd.socket
   41ms user-runtime-dir@1000.service
   38ms systemd-remount-fs.service
   28ms systemd-battery-check.service
   26ms initrd-parse-etc.service
   23ms initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service
   23ms systemd-zram-setup@zram0.service
   11ms sshd-unix-local.socket
    6ms systemd-coredump.socket
    4ms systemd-sysext.socket
    4ms systemd-bootctl.socket
    4ms lvm2-lvmpolld.socket
    2ms pcscd.socket
    2ms cups.socket
    1ms systemd-ask-password.socket
    1ms systemd-factory-reset.socket
    1ms systemd-udevd-control.socket
    1ms dbus.socket
    1ms systemd-creds.socket
    1ms systemd-importd.socket
    1ms dm-event.socket
  959us systemd-userdbd.socket
  951us avahi-daemon.socket
  921us iscsid.socket
  700us iscsiuio.socket
  650us systemd-machined.socket
  577us systemd-hostnamed.socket
  503us virtinterfaced.socket
  492us systemd-udevd-varlink.socket
  445us sssd-kcm.socket
  420us virtlockd-admin.socket
  407us virtlockd.socket
  392us virtqemud.socket
  370us systemd-logind-varlink.socket
  363us virtnetworkd.socket
  361us virtsecretd.socket
  350us virtstoraged.socket
  347us virtnodedevd.socket
  346us virtnwfilterd.socket
  306us virtproxyd.socket
  287us virtproxyd-admin.socket
  284us systemd-journald-audit.socket
  263us virtproxyd-ro.socket
  250us virtsecretd-ro.socket
  241us virtlogd.socket
  223us virtnodedevd-ro.socket
  218us virtnwfilterd-admin.socket
  213us virtqemud-admin.socket
  213us virtsecretd-admin.socket
  212us virtnetworkd-admin.socket
  212us virtlogd-admin.socket
  208us virtnwfilterd-ro.socket
  207us virtstoraged-ro.socket
  205us virtinterfaced-admin.socket
  204us virtnodedevd-admin.socket
  202us virtqemud-ro.socket
  200us virtnetworkd-ro.socket
  198us virtstoraged-admin.socket
  195us virtinterfaced-ro.socket
  137us systemd-journald-dev-log.socket
  117us systemd-journald.socket
   30us systemd-udevd-kernel.socket
martinez@fedora:~$ 

Looks like TPM may be responsible for quite a bit of the slowness there.

You could try editing the kernel command line in GRUB to see if it helps:

Then if that works, make the change permanent using grubby. (Or an alternative may be sudo systemctl mask tpm2.target.)

Thank You a lot! Now it starts almost immediately!