On 8/22/05, Winelfred G. Pasamba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi all,
>
> how fast does your desktop linux completely boot? completely boot
> meaning until the harddisk stops reading and ur pc waits for events in
> the gui. pls include significant hardware specs like distro, distro
> version, cpu ghz, cpu cache, ram, harddisk rpm, pc/laptop model...
>
about 61 seconds, including the pitstop in runlevel 3, running Xtart
and selecting fluxbox. i could probably tweak my mandriva installation
to turn off some services but i can spare a minute. the box is a duron
800Mhz with 256mb RAM (if the 128 chip is cooperating).
i have not yet timed the bootup of the mandriva installation on my
laptop. i usually just boot it up and do something else. :)
> i'm just impressed with puppy linux 1.04 harddisk installed: 21
> seconds in an r50e thinkpad (1.3ghz, 64kb cache {some r50e's have
> 512kb or 1mb}, 256mb ram
>
> and i'm even more impressed when it boot'ed 41 seconds on a 200mhz,
> 64mb ram, 2gb hd old ibm pc from HMR. and top says there's ~20m of
> unused RAM!
<snip>
ciao!
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