[iyonix-support] Re: Slow startup
- From: "David J. Ruck" <druck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:48:21 +0100
On 28 Oct 2006 Jeremy C B Nicoll <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I pressed the soft reset button. After a few seconds it beeped and I
> got the standard initial display:
>
> RISC OS 512 MB
> 80321 Processor
> Acorn ADFS
>
> message saying Reporter was loaded
>
> Boot:Choices....various messages
> message about DHCP establishing an IP address (that appears for
> about 3-4 seconds then vanishes again)
Check whatever you are using as a DHCP server (probably a router) is
functioning correctly.
> Boot:Choices.Boot.PreDesk.Interim
This is attempting to load some interim update modules for 5.09. As a
temporary measure move this directory else where (press escap while booting
to go straight to the desktop), then reboot. I would then recommend upgrading
to 5.11.
> - and that's that. Five minutes later I'm still looking at the
> ..Interim message and the eggtimer is frantically pouring all the
> sands of Egypt.
>
> Suggestion: can this process, whatever it is, report what it is doing?
> A status message every - say - 10 seconds would be useful.
Its hung, so no status is possible. The desktop should be reached in 30
seconds or there is a problem.
Cheers
---Dave
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