On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:23:03 -0500 "Shuai King" <shuaibao@xxxxxxxxx> opined: > The bootup is EXTREMELY slow! > starting udev: ..[dots truncated].....OK > initializing hardware..[dots truncated]......storage........[dots > truncated]network.[dots truncated A LOT!!!] .......audio.. [MORE > TRUNCATED!].....OK > OMG! THIS IS SO SLOW! augh! it's been 5 minutes already! > > I need a new installation, so can I just deelte the partition and then > reinstall it? Or do I need to muck around GRUB? thank you > Neither. Did this EVER boot up quickly and now it's slow? Or is this the first install? Do you have unnecessary services running? Are you behind a router? If so, is the router doing DHCP? -- Our DNSRBL - Eliminate Spam: http://www.TQMcube.com Multi-RBL Check: http://www.TQMcube.com/rblcheck.php Zombie Graphs: http://www.TQMcube.com/zombies.php