On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 08:51:22PM +0200, Alex wrote: > Package: grub > Version: 0.97-47 > Severity: normal > > Grub takes many seconds to load. 5+ seconds until the "loading grub" message, > other 10+ until the menu appears. After that, it takes other > 10+ seconds until the kernel messages begin to scroll. The time for loading > the kernel (after showing the menu) seems to depend on whether > the machine was suspended to disk or not (longer with suspend to disk), the > ones before the menu seem to be the constant. In all these > times the hdd activity led is lighted up, and the disk makes periodic head > moving noises (though quieter than when scanning directories). > Also, this seems to be much more obvious on laptops, on the desktop the times > seem longer than a while ago, but still not so evident.
Most likely a BIOS bug. Did it work faster before? If so, please describe accurately what changes in your system made it slower. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
