From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org  Wed Dec 23 20:28:13 2015
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org
 [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1])
 by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAD7EA4F9A9
 for <freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org>;
 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:28:13 +0000 (UTC)
 (envelope-from carpeddiem@gmail.com)
Received: from mail-ig0-x231.google.com (mail-ig0-x231.google.com
 [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c05::231])
 (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits))
 (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com",
 Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK))
 by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BD652126C
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:28:13 +0000 (UTC)
 (envelope-from carpeddiem@gmail.com)
Received: by mail-ig0-x231.google.com with SMTP id m11so72928072igk.1
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:28:13 -0800 (PST)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113;
 h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id
 :subject:to:cc:content-type;
 bh=Ftzs/pYWGKwtqgC9mhPnQGA4xcmmw5wrbrfMuJRhAnU=;
 b=qkJuwIBDyVhnmWO8llgo2/CDmcF219orjinz7aY4SL4U3RNdxFv/xNMbh8jVoD80bt
 YzQMx9zgBI+z1VZWlhcfN7kTBeiiaR24xroKHknLq5MvD0H211lEmBUYdu8L+EmcauTN
 KzxF0yq/a9WTapfnZYuskSU3LC1PcAS33cnws2F+BzgRLu6Bi519FRZriKNFtlWvZB/H
 AiMtw4oaqBv/XWbyUDlHWCSrNiUgpVxHp2PgigTyZoYOgQigmMVxl7qpOvY8xDtkiQ35
 60uYqOEXtvTDrPZ+C+3CIamNn3DEP6ftE/eefu1GIg6H7AiJEHxCaKI4+l8wTSqciZ5/
 cqeg==
X-Received: by 10.50.55.66 with SMTP id q2mr29605064igp.97.1450902492911; Wed,
 23 Dec 2015 12:28:12 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Sender: carpeddiem@gmail.com
Received: by 10.107.163.66 with HTTP; Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:27:53 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <567ADEFE.7080400@rvijay.me>
References: <56753729.7010003@rvijay.me> <56798ABA.4030603@rvijay.me>
 <CAPyFy2Bf-No63nuE11RqtsY5i45v12z=5RaE85f0cki34ZFv3Q@mail.gmail.com>
 <567ADEFE.7080400@rvijay.me>
From: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:27:53 -0500
X-Google-Sender-Auth: 9E8tqPrF1GJMZ6yPZShShaXAIm8
Message-ID: <CAPyFy2D_Zh-eO3jyuFHa4m=E+Uo2pnC=3VQ_R-q8rVRGGD97vw@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Need help with New Build -- Skylake
To: Vijay Rjah <me@rvijay.me>
Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-questions>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:28:14 -0000

On 23 December 2015 at 12:50, Vijay Rjah <me@rvijay.me> wrote:
>
> It takes about 3-4 Mins just to get to the boot option screen.. ( I mean the
> menu where it lets you select multi/single user mode etc...)

Oh, that's interesting.

The loader emits some text including "FreeBSD/x86 bootstrap loader."
Does the delay occur before or after this text? If before, it seems
likely that the delay is in your BIOS. If after, is there any activity
on the console while you're waiting?