1 second Linux boot!
Summary: This is seriously impressive - 1 second Linux boot to a Qt application from a cold boot!
This is seriously impressive - 1 second Linux boot to a Qt application from a cold boot!
"Video or it didn't happen!" I hear you say. Well, here you go:
Many people see a demo like this and assume there are 'smoke and mirrors' or that we've implemented a suspend to disk solution. This is genuinely a cold boot including UBoot (2009-01), Linux kernel (2.6.31-rc7) and Qt Embedded Open Source 4.6.2. We've not applied any specific intellectual property but instead spent time analysing where boot delays are coming from and simply optimising them away. The majority of the modifications we make usually fall into the category of 'removing things that aren't required', 'optimising things that are required', or 'taking a new approach to solving problems' and are tailored very precisely to the needs of the 'product'.
(Via @mikkohyponen) Awesome!
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RE: 1 second Linux boot!
You're starting off the day as an idiot, Ron?
I tell you what, you get some bloated POS like Ubuntu or Red Hat to load in a second, then I'll listen to you, deal?
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No need to worry. There is no company called Microsuck that anyone is aware of.
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Think that's not the point, you cant compare that or challenge Windows to do that ... its not loading a full OS, be it Windows or Red Hat or Linux for that matter ... as bobiroc said to ... its basic compiled to a single function ... what would be interesting to see is Microsoft doing the same on well MS architecture ... to have a valid comparison ... but saying Microsoft can do that thinking of a Windows bootup and saying microsuck is not valid challenge ... just as saying Ubuntu wont either and throwing the challenge between 2 full featured OS is not very valid ... both will fail, of course, Ubuntu don't reach 1 second boot and so Windows don't reach a 1 second boot, its just plain fact.
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Microsuck? Really? You must be 12 years old.
Let's imagine you meant "Microsoft".
Checking.... checking... nope... no mention of Microsoft anywhere in the article.
So, you're a two time loser in one post. Nice work.
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ej, what are you looking for in a site like this?
idiotic stuff like wht Ron Burgundy posted, or would it be better to get back to actuall discussions?
Any OS would if no swapfile and just one task.
I hear VXWorks does the same if not quicker.
I can load Windows 7 64 bit in 15 seconds from pushing the on switch from a standing start and it is ready to use 1 second later. It takes 8 seconds to post then the rest to go thru the OS load. Ubuntu 64 is fast on my machine but not as fast as Windows 7 64.
And just for you we will call it Usucktu.
RE: 1 second Linux boot!
Make you machine go on a diet.
The trick is to disable all unnecessary processes in the services under administrative tools. Also turn off the bling. For Gods sake it is an OS to run my apps. Also do not run programs in the background so that scratches an AV package. I do run Malwarebytes and malicious tool from MS. I have it down to 21 processes.
I only have 8gig of ddr3 1600 Corsair and a i5 650 processor on an Intel MB and Intel LAN. Comes out of standby sucking 11 watts to ready to go in 5 seconds sucking 145 watts.
I do want to build a dual core atom processor with a flash card and use it as a m0n0wall router. Funds are low now.
The key to go quickly is to terminate unnecessary processes running in the background. You don't need a big engine, just a light car.
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FUD
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or maybe he isn't sucked into the Linux hype that pervades the tech blogosphere. As other posters have said, show (k)Ubuntu or Red Hat or some other mainstream USEABLE desktop booting this fast.
(posted from FF in Kubuntu 10.10--which booted in nwhere near that fast a time).
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That's exactly why I never bought into Windows' boot time. What good is having a desktop show in 20 seconds when your computer is useless for the next 90 seconds?
Although if services are still starting on this thing, I'd like to know how they get the camera display up so quickly.
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Because it is a single function device from what it looks like. All it has to load is that little interface and initialize the camera. Didn't look like it did much from what I see. Start adding functionality to that device aside from viewing the camera and watch it slow down.
thinking exactly the same thing