From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 17 01:04:40 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C517106566B for ; Tue, 17 May 2011 01:04:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nonesuch@longcount.org) Received: from mail-qy0-f175.google.com (mail-qy0-f175.google.com [209.85.216.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C9348FC1F for ; Tue, 17 May 2011 01:04:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk35 with SMTP id 35so2118857qyk.13 for ; Mon, 16 May 2011 18:04:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.64.97 with SMTP id d33mr10043qai.309.1305592488541; Mon, 16 May 2011 17:34:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.10.19] (pool-68-239-206-132.nwrk.east.verizon.net [68.239.206.132]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id s9sm7188qco.12.2011.05.16.17.34.46 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 16 May 2011 17:34:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Mark Saad Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: iPod Mail (8G4) Message-Id: To: "hackers@freebsd.org" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPod Mail 8G4) Cc: Subject: Freebsd on the sun x4440 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 01:04:40 -0000 X-Original-Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:34:50 -0400 X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 01:04:40 -0000 All I am setting up 3 sun x4440 with freebsd 7.3 amd64 . The severs have 4x 4-= core opterons and 128G of ram each . Once the servers boot they are a good f= it for what we are doing and preform well . The odd thing I am seeing is a l= ong delay in boot up . Once in the initial loading of the kernel at the "|" f= or 1-2 mins . Then again shortly after printing the kernel banner "freebsd 7= .3-release etc etc etc" . This delay is about 1-2 mins as well. So my ques= tion does any one know what I could do to speed up the boot up ? I suspect t= he first delay is due to a serial device probe the second is a mystery . al= so the bios load up time is about 5 mins on this box does anyone have any id= eas on speeding that up ? ---- mark saad=20 Nonesuch@longcount.org=