On 2005-11-23, roberto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i have kernel 2.6.8-2-386 currently installed and when i boot not > being connected to the network the booting process stops for at least > 3 or 4 minutes showing: > ..... > Starting MTA: > ..... > > and then it goes on correctly, but it is very tedious to wait so much, > how can i skip this test if the pc is not connected?
I had the same problem a while ago. A simple solution I found on this list was to use a hostname such as box.localdomain, not just box . I guess there is a reason why the installer asks for a domain name, but I think you can just edit /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts. Regards, Howard E. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
