Slow bootup

TazG · 08-06-2004, 07:50 PM

Do any of you know why it takes about 20 seconds to get past the part of booting where it says "Loading Linux" and all the dots (right before BIOS data check)? It's supposed to happen in about 1 second.

Tinkster · 08-06-2004, 07:56 PM

Which boot-loader are you using, what's the
set-up?

Cheers,
Tink

wini_g · 08-06-2004, 08:21 PM

This happens on my system only when I dont shut down properly but just switch off the power ... and then start up again ... but it takes max with mine 5 seconds .

TazG · 08-06-2004, 10:00 PM

I'm using LILO.

Code:

boot="/dev/hda"
map=/boot/System.map-2.6.5-gentoo
prompt
timeout="50"
default=GentooLinux
lba32
vga=0x314
bitmap=/boot/splash/ins64a.bmp

image="/boot/kernel-2.6.5-gentoo"
        vga=0x31A
        label="GentooLinux"
        read-only
        root="/dev/hdb4"
        append="video=vesafb resume2=swap:/dev/hdb2 splash=silent,mtrr"
        initrd="/boot/initrd-1280x1024"

I also boot Windows XP and 98 but the problem is still there if I take them out of lilo.conf. And I have tried turning off all the extra stuff like the append line and initrd so it's only what I need to get it to boot and it was still slow though.