linuxdevices.com — A maker of board-level computers has released a Linux OS that can boot one of its boards in just 1.69 seconds. This allows, for example, a battery-backup/control accessory to wakeup the board, boot Linux, record data, and go back to sleep (step and repeat). Many other possibilities come to mind.
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mchammerAug 26, 2006
I want to see an eight minute video with Geraldo riverra claiming how fast the boot is for 6 and 1/2 minutes then the boot is actually 1.7 seconds and there is a riot in LA and then some cool music at the end and the O'rly owl during a replay that would totally be the best video
ijumpAug 26, 2006
He probably had Wikipedia on his mind when he typed that. Anyone who uses the article and user talk pages there should know that you always sign and date your comments when posting.Just so you know.
fr0stbyteAug 26, 2006
you might be lucky to get a whole bar of music in!
misterjanglesAug 26, 2006
If you take a halfway decent modern computer and install DOS on it, it boots pretty damn fast too. Especially if you set the bios to not check for bootable floppy and CD disks..
vinbobAug 26, 2006
You could fit Napalm Death's aptly entitled track "You suffer, but why?" in the 1.6 sec slot with room to spare, or one of may of A.C's tracks
tybrisAug 26, 2006
Why are people trying to replace all electronics with PC's. This thing is way overpriced and extremely slow.
Closed AccountAug 26, 2006
I completely agree, for the applications they talk about, Linux is a complete waste. I think this is geared more toward the home hobbyist and not real work enviorments. oh and btw my old palm boots instantly.
mbthompsonAug 26, 2006
I guess it's kind of cool for what it does, but I'm not that excited about it. It's a bare bones version of Linux, not Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSuse, Gentoo or anything like that. Just can't get too excited about this one or it's applications.
jesseoffAug 29, 2006
The splash takes a negligible amount of time to display (~ 0.1 s) and can be disabled/changed by the user. We put it up to prove we had a graphics capable framebuffer running as part of the fast boot and actually -- believe it or not -- by customer request. Many people like the idea of an early "hook" into the bootup to display their own graphical banners.