Hello all, I just posted this to Apple Discussions but thought it still worth posting here.
I discovered this today and thought it might be of some use to others using 10.2.1 who experience unusually long startup times. It may only apply if you do NOT use your Ethernet port routinely (I use AirPort, personally). My PowerBook FireWire (Pismo) takes 80 seconds to boot or reboot in OS 10.2.1 (from chime to login screen). This is even after 'repairing permissions' as has been suggested elsewhere. During startup, there was a distinct pause in disk activity lasting 20 seconds (during the gray Apple logo screen, with the 'whirling' startup animation). So, to monitor system activity during startup, I restarted in verbose mode (booting while holding down cmd-v). These pauses appeared to occur while the computer searched twice for a Ethernet hookup (which wasn't there. since I use AirPort). Both tries timed out after ten seconds, during which time disk activity was quiet. So, I went to 'Network Preferences', inactivated my Ethernet port (under Network Preferences -> Show: Network Port Configurations -> unchecked Ethernet), restarted, and now my startup time is 20 seconds shorter! Quite noticable for me, at least; that's 20 foot-taps I can save for another occasion (like, say, for when 10.2.2 comes out :) In any event, inactivating non-relevant network ports may keep the computer from searching or polling for connections that aren't present. In any event, hope this applies to (and helps) someone out there. Peace, Gene -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
