From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 17 16:18:53 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 2BF1B106566C for ; Tue, 17 May 2011 16:18:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kraduk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gw0-f54.google.com (mail-gw0-f54.google.com [74.125.83.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD6FE8FC0A for ; Tue, 17 May 2011 16:18:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gwb15 with SMTP id 15so270113gwb.13 for ; Tue, 17 May 2011 09:18:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=sQVIMOwmWxr8v4ileDIJMJaluytQZzHCzCSoDbpLihg=; b=kuWRyRdAtXOyWPsZ1hzlZMqwRhtb3LGAX3W6f3zJiV+tOcFxhxVqhHKVWwBjM/buJl vWKKko82px2WlU8Jkhe84sSUPvcDkKBstC2uGmzPUQh91QMY/Qk+ce1o+4XUBrSr5cfT PGeewwwybinatpEi8mQDRQHj/4JDGIMlLQ6+8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=u9/CjxBqlRIs+7Qw3KABHR7pSMBlBIrL4px5PKWLLlLoT9LGZGwwGhqGKOt06xYbm3 8BbOc+E4bntQMBCoS2To4+aashCj17zb32nLyjT7UzwcRpiwTSkXRFvcRncbWxwRNNaG kI+FI8tDTViE7jIwQHxm/5xjVfCf7JYbmyTDM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.236.78.1 with SMTP id f1mr735983yhe.391.1305647295580; Tue, 17 May 2011 08:48:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.236.103.52 with HTTP; Tue, 17 May 2011 08:48:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 16:48:14 +0100 Message-ID: From: krad To: Mark Saad X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 17 May 2011 16:22:08 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "hackers@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: 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: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 16:18:53 -0000 On 17 May 2012 01:34, Mark Saad wrote: > 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 > fit for what we are doing and preform well . The odd thing I am seeing is a > long delay in boot up . Once in the initial loading of the kernel at the "|" > for 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 > question does any one know what I could do to speed up the boot up ? I > suspect the first delay is due to a serial device probe the second is a > mystery . also the bios load up time is about 5 mins on this box does anyone > have any ideas on speeding that up ? > > ---- > mark saad > Nonesuch@longcount.org_______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > why 7.3? You might have better luck with 8.2. Not I real answer but sometimes its easier to go around issues