From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 1 01:00:49 2010 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 D2E57106566C for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2010 01:00:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brucec@muon.cran.org.uk) Received: from muon.cran.org.uk (muon.cran.org.uk [IPv6:2a01:348:0:15:5d59:5c40:0:1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E4A08FC15 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2010 01:00:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: by muon.cran.org.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 03E5EE60EB; Wed, 1 Dec 2010 01:00:48 +0000 (GMT) Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 01:00:48 +0000 From: Bruce Cran To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20101201010048.GB18296@muon.cran.org.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Subject: gpt zfs booting - loader takes 25s 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: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:00:49 -0000 I've recently installed a ZFS-only system which is booting from GPT using a 'legacy' BIOS. Something I noticed straight away is that the loader takes a very long time: it pauses after enumerating the disks but before displaying information about the installed memory: BTX loader 1.0.0 BTX version is 1.02 Consoles: internal video/keyboard BIOS drive C: is disk0 BIOS drive D: is disk1 BIOS drive E: is disk2 BIOS drive F: is disk3 -> pauses for 25 seconds, with the spinner occasionally moving BIOS 631kB/3666816kB available memory Is it normal for booting to take such a long time when booting from GPT? -- Bruce Cran