So slow that it doesn't even switch to a virtual terminal with CTRL+ALT+F1? I checked some of the tests I did in the past with 3.12-pre-rc1 and I didn't do the total time test (the one which currently hangs): http://openbenchmarking.org/result/1309135-SO-2D744911973 I was pretty sure I did it in the past, but considering I don't find a benchmark of the total time I assume to be wrong.