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  • From: Dufflebunk <dufflebunk AT dufflebunk.homeip.net>
  • To: Duane Malcolm <d.malcolm AT auckland.ac.nz>
  • Cc: sm-discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Slow bootup when uncompressing kernel
  • Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 06:34:14 -0000

If you think it's LILO, have you tried grub?

On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 01:02, Duane Malcolm wrote:
> Hamish Greig wrote:
> > - From "man lilo" but whether it can cause slow boot as well as the
> hang you
> > would need to find out.
> > nobd Suppresses the BIOS data check. This option is reserved for use
> > with non-IBM-compliant BIOS's which hang with the lines:
> >
> > Loading...............
> > BIOS data check
> >
> > Hamish
> The problem isn't after the "BIOS data check" but during the
> "Loading..............." part, this takes 15-20 sec. I tried the "nobd"
> and it still boots but doesn't load/uncompress the kernel faster.
>
> To add to the mix. The kernel is uncompressed faster from the Sourcemage
> boot CD. I don't know why I didn't try this earlier. I think I noticed
> an "initrd" which I have been thinking about trying but am not sure how
> it works or how to do it.
>
> To me this result kind of points to lilo not knowing how to access the
> disc properly. But I don't understand the boot-up process to say
> anymore. What do others think??
>
> Maybe, I'll boot from CD all the time.
>
> Duane.
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