FC4 Boot Time - Very Long

nd81 · #1 26th July 2005, 06:15 AM

I have a AMD64 HP laptop zv5000v with FC4. The laptop during boot gets stuck @ " Initializing hardware....network storage audio" for a long time ( about 5 min).
Is there any fix to this problem ?

GRTriever · #2 27th July 2005, 11:55 AM

Have the same problem (ZV5466cl), but it only hangs for about a minute or so. I suspect the boot process is having trouble resolving the card reader, but I haven't dug into it yet...

The Warlock · #3 27th July 2005, 12:02 PM

I have the same problem, but it only happens when I've got a USB device plugged in. Still, its a major pain in the nose.

nd81 · #4 27th July 2005, 12:12 PM

hmm....I have wireless optical mouse attached to my laptop. The mouse plugs into a USB port.
I don't have this problem with suse AMD64. Wonder whats wrong with FC4.

GRTriever · #5 27th July 2005, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Warlock

I have the same problem, but it only happens when I've got a USB device plugged in. Still, its a major pain in the nose.

Hmmm... I hadn't considered USB devices! I've had a USB floppy AND a USB mouse plugged in all this time; I'll try unplugging them to see what happens.

nd81 · #6 28th July 2005, 04:30 AM

Ok...taking out the mouse before booting helps a great deal. Infact....you should take out
all the peripherals attached to the machine. Boot time is now about 2-3 min.

The Warlock · #7 28th July 2005, 08:19 PM

Yes, but is there a way to get around this problem without yanking out my soundcard, mouse, and USB hard drive every time I boot the computer?

fpoole · #8 28th July 2005, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRTriever

Hmmm... I hadn't considered USB devices! I've had a USB floppy AND a USB mouse plugged in all this time; I'll try unplugging them to see what happens.

I have a USB mouse, HD, flash key, UPS, and other stuff plugged in with no problems. :/ Surely it's something else...

GRTriever · #9 29th July 2005, 09:47 PM

Yep, USB devices! Specifically, my USB floppy drive... unplugged the drive and mouse, and no delays; plugged the mouse back in and rebooted, no delays; plugged the drive back in and rebooted, about a 1 minute delay. Now if we can find out why, since I run a Logitech Cordless Desktop that uses USB on my desktop computer with no problems (FC_4 32-bit version).

NiTr8 · #10 29th July 2005, 10:48 PM

I have a similar problem.
My network card is not connected to any network or modem.
On startup it takes a while for it to fail it.
Is there anyway of temporary disabling it?
Also i'd like to disable the bluetooth and pcmcia services.

Thanks in advance.

jim · #11 29th July 2005, 10:53 PM

FC 4

Desktop--> System settings--> Server settings--> Services
Enter the root password
Uncheck the services you do NOT want to run then click Stop at the top. When you're done click Save at the top. The next time you boot, these services will not start up again.

NiTr8 · #12 29th July 2005, 10:56 PM

Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for!