Make the following changes in the 'board.vhd' file (in the generated core's functional directory).
From:
LINK_CAP_MAX_LINK_WIDTH => X"01",
LTSSM_MAX_LINK_WIDTH => X"01",
To:
LINK_CAP_MAX_LINK_WIDTH => X"08",
LTSSM_MAX_LINK_WIDTH => X"08",
This change speeds up the simulation link up time. This issue is fixed in the v2.5 core release.
Revision History
01/18/2012 - Updated; added reference to 45723
12/14/2011 - Initial Release
Note: "Version Found" refers to the version the problem was first discovered. The problem might also exist in earlier versions, but no specific testing has been performed to verify earlier versions.