Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 18:16:52 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Barnaby Scott <bds@waywood.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: very slow boot (newbie) Message-ID: <4463C5E4.50109@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <44639855.90102@waywood.co.uk> References: <44639855.90102@waywood.co.uk>
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Barnaby Scott wrote: > > The boot sequence all goes smoothly, telling me all sorts of things I > never thought I'd need to know, and frankly don't understand, until it > gets to the following line: > > Configuring syscons: keymap blanktime screensaver. > > and then stops! I have timed it - it stops for between 4 and 5 minutes > every time. > > Can this be normal? If not, what do I do? (Words of one syllable only > please!) > Might be more good to check what goes *next*. A thing oft seen is the M-T-A can't solve its add. Check the hosts file. =============================================== Or can I actually use multi-syllable words? A common "hangup" is Sendmail, which needs to er, "find itself", and if the machine's IP isn't available from DNS or the hosts file (/etc/hosts), or *perhaps* if there's no/dumb hostname, it'll time out trying to get resolution of the IP address.... So, what does console say *after* the 5 minute wait? I've not watched a system boot for a while, having configured the splash console.... Kevin Kinsey -- I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean. -- G. K. Chesterton
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