Finit-Arch vs Qinit

Alexvader · 05-31-2010, 10:15 AM

Hi forum

I am a boot time freak :P... as such i have investigated a bit and found Finit-Arc

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25159

and Qinit

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25563

Which one leads to more dramatic reductions in boot time...?

I was wondering if I can boot my machine from grub to console in 5 less seconds...

Quote:

HP Pavilion dv5-1170
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600 2.4Ghz
FSB: 1066 Mhz
Cache: 3MB Level 2
RAM: 4GB DDR2 (expansible to 8 GB)
HDD: 320 GB 5400rpm
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT (512MB)

I have the 8 Gb configuration

Can I put this to boot Arch 2010.5 x86_64 in 5 seconds...? if not at least in less than 10 seconds...?

BRGDS

Alex

John VV · 05-31-2010, 11:38 PM

possible ? yes? but why . and just how do you define "boot "
boot into init 3 ? or 5
with xdm,gdm,kdm ?

with e17 ,gnome ,kde,xfce, or none - text only-

Alexvader · 06-01-2010, 08:38 AM

Hi JohnVV

Boot into 5, xdm... of course (k)gdm are too bloated to allow this... i think...

Boot into 3 with lxde would be even faster... i guess...

BRGDS

Alex

pixellany · 06-01-2010, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Which one leads to more dramatic reductions in boot time...?

Why not try it?

Alexvader · 06-02-2010, 09:36 AM

Hi...

Using Qinit from AUR, I managed to reduce a boot time of 15s to 5s from grub to console, in a mobo with these specs

Quote:

# Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 - 1.66GHz (x2), 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache
# RAM: 2048MB DDR2
# Hard Drive: 120GB Serial ATA 5400rpm
# Screen: 15.4" Widescreen Colour Shine TFT (1280x800 - 16:10)
# Optical Drive: DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer Light Scribe Drive
# Graphics: ATI Radeon X2300 supporting 512MB HyperMemory
# Wireless LAN: 802.11a/b/g - Call for advice on Wireless Networking
# Bluetooth: Bluetooth Enabled
# Weight: 2.8kg

That's right from 15s to 5s... Lulzzz

In a HW like this...

Quote:

Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600 2.4Ghz
FSB: 1066 Mhz
Cache: 3MB Level 2
RAM: 8GB DDR2
HDD: 320 GB 5400rpm

I am likely to have a boot time of 3s...