[GRLUG] hpet

[Bob Kline]

A little followup.  I found the following
article, from December, 2008:

http://my.opera.com/PiklesOnFire/blog/index.dml/tag/hpet=disable

<http://my.opera.com/PiklesOnFire/blog/index.dml/tag/hpet=disable>Based on
Ubuntu Intrepid, the author blames
hpet, at least in part, for the error message I
see too.

Alas, the file alluded to, /boot/grub/menu.lst,
doesn't exist on my system, Kubuntu 11.04.
Or anywhere else that I can tell.  I did string
searches for hpet, and only found it referenced
once in /etc/bash_completion/qemu, where the
option is "-no-pet".

Anyway, the saga continues.  A quick google
search shows that you're having issues with
hpet it's a huge annoyance, and if you're not,
hpet will likely be off the radar screen.  What
I haven't seen is what hpet is even for, and
why it starts to become a problem. My system
will run stably until the next power flicker, but
when I have to boot, about have the time I
have that 10 to 12 minute wait while something
goes on.

    -- Bob




On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 6:22 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:

> Often during a boot up, or reboot, I'll
> see the output hang at a statement saying:
>
> CE: hpet increased min_delta_ns to 20112 nsec
>
> Things will then just sit there for 10 to 12
> minutes, and then go on their way.
>
> I looked in /etc/ for hpet, and only found
> one reference, in /etc/bash_completion.d/qemu
>
> It's one of endless options to a function
> called compgen, and is "-no-hpet".
>
> No idea what any of this is saying. Can
> anyone provide any hints?
>
> I'm running Kubuntu 11.04.  I have read
> some discussions that say this is something
> of a known issue.
>
>   -- Bob
>
>
>
>

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