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5-second Linux boot challenge
crunchgear.com - 10/6/2008
5-second Linux boot challenge
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The dream of a short — and I mean really short — boot cycle is getting closer to reality. As it stands, though, even these experienced IT guys had to chop quite a lot off from already lean systems in order to hit their goal of CPU and drives idle after only 5 seconds . And on an ...

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Eee Pc Linux : Boots up in 5 seconds
Fashionfunky.com — ... proved. Its possible to shave down booting time to mere seconds - I think 5 seconds is what it takes me to start the DS and begin playing ; one of the reasons that I love that console. Not running licensed drivers? Don't need the license verification tool ?2.5 seconds saved. Only using web mail? Don't need sendmail ?2 seconds saved. Then with more optimization (including a lot of hacking of the X Windows System) and a lot of elbow grease, they had it at a hair less than 5 seconds. Source

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