Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 21:57:21 -0400 From: Michel Di Croci <michel.dicroci@gmail.com> To: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Booting question Message-ID: <e321688c0905101857m1a551392jf219f86dc4c72383@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4ad871310905101852s413792cdi31a57da3cb6325f8@mail.gmail.com> References: <e321688c0905101731l69a0fc3yc28d4cf3481fb2c5@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310905101852s413792cdi31a57da3cb6325f8@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>wrote: > On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Michel Di Croci > <michel.dicroci@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello! > > > > 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. > > > > I have compiled my own kernel, removed driver I don't use but I kept all > usb > > drivers. Like I told you, it's really the USB part that seems to be long > to > > load. It's like it's waiting for a stabilization mode that is never > coming. > > > > Anyone had that kind of issue? I'm running 7.2 and it's been there since > the > > installation with 7.1. > > > > Did it hang with GENERIC? If not, do a diff on your config and the > GENERIC config, and paste it for us. > If I remember correctly, yes but I don,t remember. Can you tell me if I don't want to lose my actual kernel, how can I make a new kernel and install it not as principal one. > > (On a side note, is your machine's `hostname` in /etc/hosts? I've had > a problem with sendmail hanging for some time because the hostname was > not resolvable. Just a side-thought.) > Yes it is in. And it's not the sendmail that is slow, it's the detection / kernel step... not the service steps. Michel > > -- > Glen Barber >
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