Brian T. Brunner wrote:
[quote]"microcode device doesn't exist?"[/quote] Try grepping for 'microcode' in /var/log/messages, try dmesg | grep microcode, either or both may give you the exact text. chkconfig --list | grep microcode may also give you a hit, if yes, the problem is easy to cure: turn off the service (man chkconfig).
My Athlon XP 2600+ system gives me this every boot with no apparent problems. I've seen this with other non-Intel CPUs too. I suspect this is NOT what is causing your boot delay.
Just my $.02!