Do modules load randomly during boot?

Matt Zimmerman mdz at canonical.com
Mon Oct 18 20:34:09 UTC 2004


On Sun, Oct 17, 2004 at 01:15:45AM -0400, Michael S. Jessop wrote:

> I only ask because sometimes the system boots right up, quickly and
> flawlessly.  At other times it will sit at "loading modules..." for a) a
> long time (like, I left my house at 2:00 and got back at 10:30 and it
> was still sitting there) or b) several minutes.
> 
> In scenario b, I get impatient and begin wiggling my mouse and hitting
> keys on the keyboard.  Not a controlled test.  :)
> 
> Anyway, just wondering what might cause this inconsistency.

Could be an IRQ problem.

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 - mdz




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