> > The old behavior was that the kernel would wait after the "fdc0 ..." line > > until fd0 attaches. Now it does the waiting in the background and continues > > booting. I agree that it's a bit ugly, but it makes booting about 5 seconds > > faster. > > It's not just a bit ugly... It's horrible. It has to go. I'm surprised > noone has reverted this crazy change yet.
usb devices attach late all the time also. Tony, your opinion counts for very little around here -- quite a few rungs below my cats...