From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750755AbVHLCrz (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:47:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751139AbVHLCrz (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:47:55 -0400 Received: from wproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.184.195]:29253 "EHLO wproxy.gmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750755AbVHLCry (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:47:54 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:x-accept-language:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=C1gJHZH5lfeVYJgZgHmh55aP56JlYuTTpytRM1l/kLbOjb9cm5CojRNzHtTyBrHHNp1pRMIvtH4J+AVWkVzdOF3tR8qmBn5PvZ3qfUeTXq9+BSskceQCv6csMjVnamOXoDa0hY6DoQ1WjEWapGzXD+iBAysA60v1lpVjk0JVVFE= Message-ID: <42FC0DD4.9060905@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:47:48 +0900 From: Tejun Heo User-Agent: Debian Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050402) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Shaun Jackman CC: lkml Subject: Re: Trouble shooting a ten minute boot delay (SiI3112) References: <7f45d939050809163136a234a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7f45d939050809163136a234a@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Shaun Jackman wrote: > I added a PCI SATA controller to my computer. Immediately after grub > loads the kernel there is a consistent ten minute delay before the > kernel displays its first message. I tested Linux 2.6.8 and 2.6.11 > both from Debian, and 2.6.11 from Knoppix, all of which experience the > same delay. > > The SATA controller is connected to two 200 GB Seagate SATA > ST3200826AS drives. I managed to install Debian on the system, though > the install was perilous, and once booted the system runs wonderfully! > Any suggestions on how I can trouble shoot the ten minute boot delay? > I don't reboot frequently, but it is irksome. > > What's the appropriate mailing list for SATA questions, perhaps > linux-ide or linux-scsi? > > Please cc me in your reply. Thanks! > Shaun > Hi, Shaun Jackman. The list would be linux-ide but it doesn't really seem like a SATA problem. * What do you mean by the `first' message? ie. What's the first line you read? * Is it really ten minutes? -- tejun