On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:56:09 +0300
Reco <recovery...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > there's this in dmesg:
> >
> > [ 6.210098] EXT4-fs (sda7): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> > Opts:
> > (null)
> > [ 35.827945] r8169 0000:03:00.0: firmware: failed to load
> > rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw (-2)
> > [ 35.827963] r8169 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2
> > [ 35.827965] r8169 0000:03:00.0: Falling back to user helper
> > [ 35.828580] r8169 0000:03:00.0 eth0: unable to load firmware patch
> > rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw (-12)
> >
> > so it is the dreaded r8169 firmware crappola. the system works fine not
> > loading it.
>
> Why are you so sure that it's the failing firmware loading that adds 30
> seconds to your boot sequence? According to the dmesg, the whole ("I need
> firmware - oh well, I'll try without it") takes whooping 600us.
That's true, the messages are somewhat ambiguous.
ah well. guess i'll try loading the firmware and see if that's the problem as
Brian suggested.
Brian
