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authorkeramida <keramida@FreeBSD.org>2004-12-09 15:52:51 +0000
committerkeramida <keramida@FreeBSD.org>2004-12-09 15:52:51 +0000
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Update the description of SCSI_DELAY and annotate IDE_DELAY as a
PC98-only option. Submitted by: Joel Dahl (joel at automatvapen dot se) PR: docs/74862 MFC after: 3 days
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@@ -814,16 +814,15 @@ and drivers you do not have will reduce the size of your kernel, sometimes
by a megabyte or more, leaving more memory available for applications.
.Pp
.Dv SCSI_DELAY
-and
-.Dv IDE_DELAY
may be used to reduce system boot times.
The defaults are fairly high and
-can be responsible for 15+ seconds of delay in the boot process.
+can be responsible for 5+ seconds of delay in the boot process.
Reducing
.Dv SCSI_DELAY
-to 5 seconds usually works (especially with modern drives).
+to something below 5 seconds could work (especially with modern drives).
Reducing
.Dv IDE_DELAY
+(only available for PC98)
also works but you have to be a little more careful.
.Pp
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