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Date:      Fri, 12 May 2006 10:45:06 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Barnaby Scott <bds@waywood.co.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: very slow boot (newbie)
Message-ID:  <20060512104442.P14220@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <4463F9F7.8070009@waywood.co.uk>
References:  <44639855.90102@waywood.co.uk> <20060512022532.GA4383@holestein.holy.cow> <4463F9F7.8070009@waywood.co.uk>

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On Fri, 12 May 2006, Barnaby Scott wrote:

> Parv wrote:
> ...
>>> and then stops! I have timed it - it stops for between 4 and 5
>>> minutes every time.
>> 
>> Does your screen goes blank just after the above message?  If so,
>> press [Enter] key, you should see the boot being continued, and
>> "login:" waiting for input at the end.
>
> No the screen still has all the previous clutter on it, and pressing [Enter] 
> just makes a new line

Press Ctrl-C instead.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA



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