Re: Fast Boot

[Christopher E. Brown]

On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Chuck Carlson wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> One of the problems my employer has about using Linux in an embedded
> project is the boot time.  Is it possible to bootup a minimal linux
> system from flash memory to the login prompt in under 5 seconds?  How long
> to get a X-server running?  Are there any tricks one can use to get faster
> boot times?

        What class machine?  My main router starts the kernel and loads
the ramdisk off of a flash drive, and goes fully operational in < 10
seconds.  Of course the main router is a K6-2 400.

        If this is a 486 class supporting Xterm type functions ~ 15 sec
startup should be doable, faster if X not required.


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