On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 10:09:33PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > On Saturday 05 July 2008, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: > > #477083: grub-pc: Is excruciatingly slow when compared to grub (legacy) > > > > It has been closed by Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > That really fixed it! The only thing that still remains is the slow > build-up of the display (title -> border -> menu/background). But that > HUGE delay before that point is completely gone. > > Kudos! > > I'd already tested it in qemu, but only just did a full install in > VirtualBox. Both are more than acceptable now, though having that display > build-up slowness improved would still very much improve usability (or > better: result in increased quality perception).
With the current framework, there's much less room for improvement there (unless you switch to the console terminal), because of the gfxterm abstraction. I expect it'll get better by the end of summer when fancy graphics support is implemented. -- Robert Millan <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What good is a phone call… if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
