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View Poll Results: From the bootloader till the login screen, how long does it take you to boot?
<10 sec. 0 0%
10-20 sec. 5 10.87%
20-30 sec. 9 19.57%
30-40 sec. 8 17.39%
40-50 sec 10 21.74%
50-60 sec. 3 6.52%
60-70 sec. 2 4.35%
70-80 sec. 3 6.52%
80-90 sec 1 2.17%
>90 sec. 5 10.87%
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Old 09-08-2004, 02:07 AM   #16
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yeah, i know it's pointless, but it's just for fun. i'm basically just using boot time as a benchmark for how good people have their kernels configured.
 
Old 09-08-2004, 02:18 AM   #17
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My boot time is about 90 seconds to a bit more on a Dell Latitude CPi D300XT notebook running FC1. I am pretty new to Linux so I haven't done any tweaking of my kernel yet, but I will let ya know in about a week or so
 
Old 09-08-2004, 02:22 AM   #18
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Quote:
Originally posted by sether
yeah, i know it's pointless, but it's just for fun. i'm basically just using boot time as a benchmark for how good people have their kernels configured.
I gave you a wrong vote - hadn't timed it (or rebooted) since recompiling
the kernel. Maybe a mod will change it. Also, I'm a real Linux newb, but
was told that the system processes faster and is more secure without
modules, which is why all "lsmod" shows is nvidia and emu10k1. Maybe
some of these experts like trickykid and Tinkster will enlighten us. ;-)

It would also be useful to know if /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug is even necessary
if you have all your usb devices built-in. I"ll search. But I think it wouldn't
be a good idea to stop ldconfig.
 
Old 09-08-2004, 07:21 AM   #19
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Quote:
Originally posted by Chinaman
I gave you a wrong vote - hadn't timed it (or rebooted) since recompiling
the kernel. Maybe a mod will change it. Also, I'm a real Linux newb, but
was told that the system processes faster and is more secure without
modules, which is why all "lsmod" shows is nvidia and emu10k1. Maybe
some of these experts like trickykid and Tinkster will enlighten us. ;-)

It would also be useful to know if /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug is even necessary
if you have all your usb devices built-in. I"ll search. But I think it wouldn't
be a good idea to stop ldconfig.
Updated poll.

Also, I disable hotplug and ldconfig at startup. I just remember to run ldconfig after an installation of software, when its really necessary, not just at every boot.
 
Old 09-08-2004, 07:22 AM   #20
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Quote:
Originally posted by sether
yeah, i know it's pointless, but it's just for fun. i'm basically just using boot time as a benchmark for how good people have their kernels configured.
Its not just the kernel. My Slackware 10 machines are using the stock kernels.. so bloated but yet still so fast..
 
Old 09-08-2004, 07:33 AM   #21
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26 seconds from lilo to text login
P4 2.8 ghz, 128 meg ram
another 40 seconds from startx to KDE is up and running
 
Old 09-08-2004, 08:06 AM   #22
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Okay, I just looked at /etc/rc.d/rc.M and it's got all manner of stuff
that I don't really need at boot...but how do you comment out lines
with all that

# Update all the shared library links:
if [ -x /sbin/ldconfig ]; then
echo "Updating shared library links: /sbin/ldconfig"
/sbin/ldconfig
fi

I don't understand that if and fi stuff. Can I comment all of it
out - those 4 lines?
 
Old 09-08-2004, 08:46 AM   #23
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This really started to bother me, so looked to see. I had a DVD in and that
was automounting, and a CD doing the same. Changed /etc/fstab for those
to noauto and that took 19 seconds off. Then I went into /etc/rc.d/rc.M and
started commenting out stuff I don't need at boot, such as hotplug, ldconfig,
and several servers.

Now I get from LILO to login prompt in 38 seconds...
 
Old 09-08-2004, 12:25 PM   #24
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Woot :)

I do the same thing as tricky, btw, ldconfig AFTER new
installs (actually it appears that checkinstall takes care
of that - if I manually run it after an install it returns instantaneously
which means that it must have just run before). Also have
PCMCIA disabled since I don't have any PCMCIA cards
these days. Hotplug is on, though, which probably explains
why my box is slower than tricky's ;)


Cheers,
Tink
 
Old 09-09-2004, 04:27 AM   #25
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P III with 256 MB RAM(new), 40 GB Seagate (new) @ 7200 RPM, 3 yr old system - 20-25 secs
 
Old 09-09-2004, 03:05 PM   #26
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Okay....cool

3 systems:

#1) 1 year old Fujitsu Lifebook C SeriesLaptop P4 2.2 gigs, 512ram, ide 4200rpm 60gig, FC w/Gnome, takes 70 seconds.

#2) 3 years old Desktop built by me, P4 1.9 mhz overclocked, 1gig ram, ide 5200rpm 80gig, RH Enterprise V.3 w/Gnome, takes 50 seconds.

#3) 5 1/2 years old Desktop built by me, Dual P3 600mhz, 512ram, 2 Ultra-Wide-80Pin-SCSI 10,000rpm Atlas Quantum 18 gig hardrive each(the best hardrives I've used in my life!), RH Enterprise V.3 w/Gnome, takes 35 seconds.

cool.

zLinuxz

PS. these times are from push of button to GUI login.

Last edited by zLinuxz; 09-09-2004 at 03:08 PM.
 
Old 09-09-2004, 06:37 PM   #27
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woohoo, i just had to reboot, and i turned off ldconfig: 18 seconds, a new <meaningless> LQ record.
 
Old 06-30-2006, 11:37 PM   #28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by synaptical
woohoo, i just had to reboot, and i turned off ldconfig: 18 seconds, a new <meaningless> LQ record.
Just looked back through this thread to see if there was anything I might learn for my lappy, and noticed trickykid said "this is from pushing the Power Button to a login prompt."

I have more muscular PCs that his, but not that speed on boot.

Drew, would you email me a kernel .config file from the fastest and let me look?
 
Old 07-01-2006, 12:00 AM   #29
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From Lilo to KDE 45 seconds (auto login via kdm) with hotplug enabled (probably take off 5-10 seconds without)

on my Opteron 165 (stock 1.8ghz) with 2GB ram and booting from a WD Raptor 37.5gb 10k (have two other sata drives for storage)
 
  


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