Same problem here with the most recent mainline kernel 3.1.4 for oneiric ocelot (11.10). While I do have a USB card reader attached, disconnecting it does *not* influence the time gap at boot time.
root@sybo:~# uname -a Linux sybo 3.1.4-030104-generic #201111281851 SMP Mon Nov 28 23:52:23 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux root@sybo:~# dmesg|less [ 3.174095] sd 6:0:0:1: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk [ 80.488616] Adding 4000148k swap on /dev/sda6. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:4000148k [ 80.520524] udevd[432]: starting version 173 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/576448 Title: Lucid slow boot time (pauses on boot 4 and 12 seconds long without output and log records) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/576448/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
