Hi!

On Don, 07 M?r 2002 14:48:51 Keld J?rn Simonsen wrote:

> wish (not for 82:-) I would like linux to boot faster.

For the desktop there is IMHO another possibility which would make booting 
Linux appear even faster for the user:

Start X right after all essential stuff for X is started and let the other 
stuff start afterward.

E.g. the following stuff I have installed could be started after switching 
to X (and allow the user to login of course!): cron, anacron, atd, 
fetchmail, cups, httpd, irda, ntpd, postgresql, postfix, sshd, smb

I know this breaks the current init concept somehow and I'm not sure if 
this would be easily possible without breaking compatibility (severely). 
Well probably one could have two /etc/rc scripts: the first one starts the 
processes which need to be started before switching to X and the second 
one then starts the other stuff?

Maybe someone else has a nice idea? Combined with the suggested parallel 
starting of processes this could make Linux (appear) to boot really fast :)

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   Michael Reinsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>                       http://mr.uue.org
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