Since Ubuntu 11.04 this message appear at boot, if there are static networks in /etc/network/interfaces. The bug (I prefer call it "bad coding") continues in Ubuntu 12.04.
I had a static firewire network in /etc/network/interfaces: auto firewire0 iface firewire0 inet static address 192.168.0.6 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 gateway 192.168.0.1 broadcast 192.168.0.255 To avoid 2 minutes delay, I edit /etc/init/failsafe.conf and comment the sleeps: # Plymouth errors should not stop the script because we *must* reach # the end of this script to avoid letting the system spin forever # waiting on it to start. $PLYMOUTH message --text="Waiting for network configuration..." || : #sleep 40 $PLYMOUTH message --text="Waiting up to 60 more seconds for network configuration..." || : #sleep 59 $PLYMOUTH message --text="Booting system without full network configuration..." || : -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/950662 Title: Waiting for network message on bootup when all network devices are up To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/950662/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs