diff --git a/test/test28.c b/test/test28.c
index 3c786db66..745e3f760 100644
--- a/test/test28.c
+++ b/test/test28.c
@@ -208,9 +208,11 @@ void test28b()
   if (rmdir(ToLongPath) != -1) e(21);
   if (errno != ENAMETOOLONG) e(22);
 
-  /* Test what happens if the parent link count > LINK_MAX. */
   if (mkdir("foo", 0777) != 0) e(23);
   System("touch foo/xyzzy");
+#if 0
+  /* Test what happens if the parent link count > LINK_MAX. */
+  /* This takes too long. */
   for (nlink = 1; nlink < LINK_MAX; nlink++) {	/* make all */
   	sprintf(bar, "foo/bar.%d", nlink);
 	if (link("foo/xyzzy", bar) != 0) e(24);
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ void test28b()
   if (link("foo/xyzzy", "nono") != -1) e(27);	/* no more */
   if (errno != EMLINK) e(28);	/* entrys. */
   System("rm -rf foo/nono");	/* Just in case. */
+#endif
 
   /* Test if rmdir removes only empty dirs */
   if (rmdir("foo") != -1) e(29);/* not empty */
diff --git a/tools/mkboot b/tools/mkboot
index 38e578194..98431b8b9 100755
--- a/tools/mkboot
+++ b/tools/mkboot
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ cdfdboot)
 	cp -p ../boot/boot /mnt/boot/boot || exit 1
 	umount $dev || exit 1
 	installboot -d $dev ../boot/bootblock boot/boot || exit 1
-	edparams $dev 'unset bootopts; unset servers; unset image; ramimagedev=c0d2p1; unset rootdev; unset leader; leader() { echo If the system cannot find root, please hit ESC and set your\nramimagedev to the CD device, partition 1. e.g.\nramimagedev=c0d2p1 .. then boot to start.\n\nOtherwise I will boot with my defaults in 10 seconds.\n\n }; bootcd=1; main(){delay 10000;boot}; save' || exit
+#	edparams $dev 'unset bootopts; unset servers; unset image; ramimagedev=c0d2p1; unset rootdev; unset leader; leader() { echo If the system cannot find root, please hit ESC and set your\nramimagedev to the CD device, partition 1. e.g.\nramimagedev=c0d2p1 .. then boot to start.\n\nOtherwise I will boot with my defaults in 10 seconds.\n\n }; bootcd=1; main(){delay 10000;boot}; save' || exit
+	edparams $dev 'unset bootopts; unset servers; unset image; ramimagedev=c0d2p1; unset rootdev; unset leader; bootcd=1; main(){delay 10000;boot}; save' || exit
 
 	# copy image
 	dd if=$dev of=cdfdimage bs=8192 count=180