very slow boot (newbie)

[Warren Block]

On Fri, 12 May 2006, Barnaby Scott wrote:

> 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

Press Ctrl-C instead.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA