From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 66-109-36-44.ip.termserv.net ([66.109.36.44] helo=mhonline.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16MxwJ-000314-00 for ; Sat, 05 Jan 2002 16:01:15 -0500 Received: (qmail 31534 invoked from network); 5 Jan 2002 21:00:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hudson.mhonline.net) ([209.23.37.51]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp.mhonline.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 5 Jan 2002 21:00:49 -0000 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by hudson.mhonline.net (8.11.4/8.10.2) with ESMTP id g05L0ja01287 for ; Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:00:46 -0500 Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:00:45 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: Subject: Re: slow booting was: Re: Back from the "parted" beyond. (f In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Dan - I wonder if it is possible that your computer has a boot sequence that causes it to attempt booting from your HD and/or CD before trying the floppy drive? The boot sequence is selectable in the CMOS setup, and if your floppy were not the first boot device, it could take somewhat longer to get started - although 7 to 10 minutes is beyond the pale... Chuck On Sat, 5 Jan 2002, Dan Murphy wrote: > I believe it may have been the speakup.i that I downloaded, but just for > grins, I may create another disk and see if that happens. It's a bit of a > moot point now that everything is up and running but I'm curious. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > *<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>* Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Waning Gibbous (54% of Full)