From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 11 20:30:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EACFC16A5DA for ; Thu, 11 May 2006 20:30:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bds@waywood.co.uk) Received: from lon-mail-4.gradwell.net (lon-mail-4.gradwell.net [193.111.201.130]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACD9F44795 for ; Thu, 11 May 2006 20:03:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bds@waywood.co.uk) Received: from [84.12.167.94] ([84.12.167.94] helo=[192.168.1.4] country=GB ident=bds#pop3&waywood&co&uk) by lon-mail-4.gradwell.net with esmtpa (Gradwell gwh-smtpd 1.217) id 44639876.9b29.73 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 11 May 2006 21:03:02 +0100 (envelope-sender ) Message-ID: <44639855.90102@waywood.co.uk> Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 21:02:29 +0100 From: Barnaby Scott User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (Windows/20060308) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: very slow boot (newbie) 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: Thu, 11 May 2006 20:30:56 -0000 I have mangaged to install version 6.0 and have had a bit of a play, but not before re-installing because the boot had been sooooo slow, I thought I must have mucked it up! However it was just a slow point in the boot sequence - but one which I still can't believe is normal. The boot sequence all goes smoothly, telling me all sorts of things I never thought I'd need to know, and frankly don't understand, until it gets to the following line: Configuring syscons: keymap blanktime screensaver. and then stops! I have timed it - it stops for between 4 and 5 minutes every time. Can this be normal? If not, what do I do? (Words of one syllable only please!) Thanks Barnaby Scott PS I am conscious that I don't really know the etiquette around here too well (apart from not mentioning the logo!) - I don't want to clutter the list with messages of thanks when help is given, but at the same time I don't want to seem ungrateful - which is right? (Thanks by the way to all who helped me with my last question about interacting with a headless Windows box.)