1 minute black screen before OS logo... please help (dmseg included)

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I've been trying to figure out why my boot has 1 extra minute. I've replaced hard drives, removed my DVD drive, and it's still there.

Here is my dmseg: http://pastebin.com/zViPkbCA

If anybody is smart enough to have a look through it and tell me where it's hanging, I'll love you.
 
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Code:
848.
[    6.469230] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)

849.
[   11.115755] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)

850.
[   16.474050] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)

851.
[   21.120572] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)

852.
[   26.478866] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)

853.
[   56.149431] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)

854.
[   56.149437] ata2: limiting SATA link...

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Code:
848.
[    6.469230] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)

849.
[   11.115755] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)

850.
[   16.474050] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)

851.
[   21.120572] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)

852.
[   26.478866] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)

853.
[   56.149431] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)

854.
[   56.149437] ata2: limiting SATA link speed to 3.0 Gbps

855.
[   61.171835] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)

856.
[   61.171841] ata2: reset failed, giving up

That indicates that the OS is trying to initialize on a mounted HDD and is having issues...

This is a forum link to a post that talks about a way to solve the issue:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/62295/how-to-fix-a-comreset-failed-error

This is more information about the specific issue you're having with a SSD boot taking exceptionally long:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/991040

Those are both for Ubuntu systems, however, you can likely use the solutions if you're on a debian based system. (Some of the commands may need some altering for non-debian based systems).

Good luck!
 
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You are the best!

It was the very tiny mSATA SSD causing the problem. It's supposed to act as a 24 GB cache. It just stopped working, even in Windows (5 minute boot, freezing on resume from suspend). After removing it, the computer boots in 5 seconds.

Thankfully, I have a 90 GB SSD I can throw in this laptop so I'm not to concerned if it's defective or just needs a firmware update.

Cheers!