Bug#479381: linux-image-2.6.25-1-686: Booting pauses for about 30 seconds on Acer Aspire 5710Z

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Sun, 04 May 2008, Sebastian Krause wrote:

> Package: linux-image-2.6.25-1-686
> Version: 2.6.25-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Since version 2.6.24 booting the Debian kernel is quite slow because it
> pauses for about 30 seconds. It always happens after those lines in the
> booting process:
> 
> [    9.990058] iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH7-M TCO device (Version=2, TCOBASE=0x1060)
> [    9.990091] iTCO_wdt: initialized. heartbeat=30 sec (nowayout=0)
> 
> Since the interval is "heartbeat=30 sec" and also the pause is always
> about 30 seconds long, there might be a connection. The problem happens
> on an Acer Aspire 5710Z laptop.

please report that upstream on bugzilla.kernel.org and let us know the
bug number.

thanks

-- 
maks