From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 11 22:55:38 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64B4A1065674 for ; Mon, 11 May 2009 22:55:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A6F58FC15 for ; Mon, 11 May 2009 22:55:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n4BMtbnP007733; Mon, 11 May 2009 16:55:37 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n4BMtbUg007730; Mon, 11 May 2009 16:55:37 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 16:55:37 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: Michel Di Croci In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.2 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Mon, 11 May 2009 16:55:37 -0600 (MDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Booting question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 22:55:39 -0000 On Sun, 10 May 2009, Michel Di Croci wrote: > When I boot, it takes about 5 mins before being up and running. Since it's > my first FreeBSD, I didn't thought there was an issue, but I think there's > one ;) > > I have a P4 2.8 HT which is too bad computer and I really think the issue is > in freeBSD and the Giant Locked and stuff like that. The computer stays in a > waiting "mode" for about 3 minutes or something like that. It's unbearable, > however, since I reboot like once in a month, it's not that bad ;) But I'm > still wondering why it's so slow. It would help to know what shows on the screen. But my first guess is sendmail trying to get a FQDN and timing out. What happens if you press ctrl-c when it's waiting? Second guess is that you have some external USB device that your BIOS is trying to use for booting. Without knowing what the screen shows, it's hard to say. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA