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Subject: Re: Minute+ delay between kernel load and initialization (solved!)
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On 1/18/2010 10:05 AM, Charles Owens wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We have a new system based on the Intel S5520 motherboard that seems to
> work fine except during _every_ boot it pauses for about one minute 15
> seconds just before any kernel initialization messages appear.   We see
> the loader appearing to complete its work (the kernel is loaded) and
> then... it sits.  Once it starts up again (with usual kernel-boot
> messages) it appears to boot normally (no error messages).
>
> This has been seen with both FreeBSD 8.0 and 7.1, using GENERIC kernels.
>  I'd appreciate any and all assistance in figuring this out.
>
> Boot output follows (happens to be from a PAE-enabled kernel)
>
> Thank you,
>
> Charles
>
>   
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An answer to this was graciously provided by Titus Manea.   For details,
see

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=i386/144956


 Charles Owens
 Great Bay Software, Inc.