very slow boot (newbie)

[Parv]

in message <4463F9F7.8070009 at waywood.co.uk>,
wrote Barnaby Scott thusly...
>
> Parv wrote:
> ...
> >>and then stops! I have timed it - it stops for between 4 and 5
> >>minutes every time.
> >
> >Does your screen goes blank just after the above message?  If so,
> >press [Enter] key, you should see the boot being continued, and
> >"login:" waiting for input at the end.
> 
> No the screen still has all the previous clutter on it, and
> pressing [Enter] just makes a new line

Ok then; sorry to waste your time.


  - Parv

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