I think Piero means the time during which the BIOS runs the POST check, or whatever that's called. I've never heard of such a "warm reboot" but I have noticed a difference between the two OSes on my Dell 8400 and Inspiron B130.
What we really need is more information about whatever feature of the BIOS this is. I'm guessing it's a kernel issue, seeing as that's where hardware detection and usability tends to be. ** Changed in: Ubuntu Sourcepackagename: None => linux-source-2.6.17 Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- Slow reboot sequence https://launchpad.net/bugs/78693 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs