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#1

Because of mkinitrd error “missing /etc/scsi_id.conf”
I did as root:


echo 'vendor="ATA",options=-p 0x80' >>/etc/scsi_id.conf
cd /boot && mv initrd-2.* initrd_sic 
mkinitrd

Now openSUSE factory seems to boot faster. Or due to recently upgraded packages, I don’t know…

#2

It does boot a lot faster, even without updates.

#3

Knurpht wrote:

>
> It does boot a lot faster, even without updates.
>
>

Did you do the same thing as the OP? If so then maybe it should be
reported that way it will boot even faster out of the box :wink:

“We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other
reason than only freedom can make security more secure.” Karl Popper

#4

Had not done that, although I’d seen the error. Since I boot from SSD it’s already fast as lightning.

Issued the commands, they are not correct

echo ‘vendor=“ATA”,options=-p 0x80’ >>/etc/scsi_id.conf
cd /boot && mv initrd-2.* initrd_sic
mkinitrd

should be:
echo ‘vendor=“ATA”,options=-p 0x80’ >>/etc/scsi_id.config
cd /boot && mv initrd-2. initrd_sic
mkinitrd*

Will now reboot and report back.

#5

Boots OK, not faster than before, still very fast:
from GRUB to full desktop with autologin: 37 secs
from GRUB out of suspend : 23 secs.
The error disappeared, when invoking mkinitrd, so I’ll stick to this.

Goodnight

#6

Since a few days I get as first message when booting:
“Failed to get NUMA …”

I know “NUMA” to be special processor features my old intel centrino doesn’t has.

Is there any config I do miss that fastens my boot process?
Is there a mkinitrd config to tell not to search for NUMA?

For all the better:
Are such config decissions been made at install time of openSUSE-11.2?
(I came to factory through a dist-upgrade from 11.1 via “zypper dup”)