grub-pc takes up to 40 seconds to show boot menu

[Gerardo Castro]

Binary package hint: grub-pc

I have installed karmik alpha6 just a few days ago from live-cd. I used the same /home partition I was using with jaunty
I have dual boot too, so I can boot XP, that is located in a separated disk.
The problem is that when booting, it shows to me the Starting Grub message, and it takes from 30 to 40 seconds to show boot menu. In the meanwhile, It does some disk read, like looking for something.
I dont know if there is a configuration issue, because I have not found documentation to lead with this problem, nor google search has brougth nothing related with this.

Thank you

~$ sudo apt-cache policy grub-pc
grub-pc:
  Instalados: 1.97~beta3-1ubuntu5
  Candidato: 1.97~beta3-1ubuntu5
  Tabla de versión:
 *** 1.97~beta3-1ubuntu5 0
        500 http://uy.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

~$ sudo lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
Release: 9.10

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: b607ce849a6a0c9624ef6f86ad0aa5fb
CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b
Date: Mon Sep 21 15:30:31 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: yelp 2.27.5-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=es_UY.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-10.34-generic
SourcePackage: yelp
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-generic x86_64

[Giovanni Bortolozzo (giovanni-bortolozzo)]

Same behaviour also in my case... it shows a first message... than starts to works on the disk for a while (about 20.30 secs) and then it shows the boot menu.

I have this "problem" since a mount or two.