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Re: [ts-7000] Re: TS-7390 fastboot versus full debian boot

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Re: TS-7390 fastboot versus full debian boot
From: sean machin <>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:32:50 -0800
I attended a webcast a while back on techniques for improving Linux 
startup boot times,
a PDF of that presentation is attached, this may be of use to you.

> Hi --
>
> --- In  <ts-7000%40yahoogroups.com>, 
> "skirkpatrick1091" <>
> wrote:
> >
> > What exactly would I lose if I use fastboot versus the full Debian
> > boot? On the 7390, it takes 1 minute 45 seconds to get IceWM
> > completely up where it only takes 30 seconds in fastboot. I
> > understand that some things, like DHCP I'll have to add to the bootup
> > script in fastboot but what other services would I lose? What can I
> > do to make full Debian boot faster?
>
> This last one is a huge question, being worked on by almost every
> distro (some more actively than others ...)
>
> As a start, you need to know what is taking the time so you can
> concentrate first on the easiest-to-fix or slowest tasks. For this
> you can instrument your boot process with bootchart:
> www.bootchart.org. There is a debian package for it, and a page on
> how to use it: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/211 
> <http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/211>
>
> Sorry, I haven't used a fastboot machine, so I can't compare that to a
> full boot. Be sure you are comparing apples to apples, and not
> time-to-text-login-prompt to time-to-gui.
>
> regards, ......... Charlie
>
>  


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