tom ehlert wrote:
> > Complete boot-up requires about 18 seconds, which is rather long for an
> > instrument. If I connect a keyboard, and floppy adapter, boot-up drops
> > to about 13 seconds. Is there any way I can tell the kernel not to look
> >
> > for these devices and prevent the delay?
>
> 1'st, kernel 1.1.23 is ~2 years old (and full of bugs).
> however, if it works for you, why not continue to use it?
>
> 2'nd, IMO the boot delay is caused by the BIOS to detect the devices.
> it's very unlikely the kernel takes more then 1-2 seconds from the
> time you see 'freedos loading' to EXEC('command.com').
>
> disabling them in the BIOS should help.
> OR, is the delay with MSDOS different ?
>
> tom
Mr. Tom:
What is IMO ??? Could you decribe it more detail or tell me
where I can find the information, please.
Lin
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