Hi Jun,
2007/10/6, Jun OKAJIMA okajima@digitalinfra.co.jp:
Maybe you already know this?
MACH BOOT is a very fast CD booting Linux. It boots Linux desktop in less than 10 sec from CD.
Check it out please. http://www.machboot.com/
It is fantastic, very good results.
Then, why I mail here?
The current issue for making boot faster is, not a Linux issue but BIOS issue. Linux can boot less than 10 sec, but BIOS uses more than 20 sec!.
ANY HELP?. Of course, using Linux BIOS is one choice.
I think using LinuxBIOS is the best choice. Using LinuxBIOS and Linux with graphical aplications (kdrive and matchbox) built in inside BIOS Flash I got < 10s startup (with no optimizations). You just need get a supported board (http://www.linuxbios.org/index.php/Supported_Motherboards) and make a try.
--- Okajima, Jun. Tokyo, Japan.http://www.machboot.com/ http://www.digitalinfra.co.jp/ http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070917
Cheers,
Alan