Speeding up Linux (Slack) boot

gnashley · 08-27-2004, 12:10 AM

To trace the init sripts, start at rc.S. Near the bootom it calls rc.modules, returns, finishes and then rc.M runs which calls rc.local at the end. If you use runlevel 4 then rc.M is not run.

pandasuit · 08-27-2004, 02:50 AM

Ok. Yes...I am using runlevel 4.

By the way: any special reason Slack uses runlevel 4 instead of 5 like most other distros do? Is it just something Slack has had since the beginning of time (1992/1993) or is there a reason?

gnashley · 08-27-2004, 02:33 PM

Read the last few lines of /etc/inittab
And be aware that many things that are usually done on startup don't happen in rc.4. rc.M is what is usually run when 'Going multi-user', but runlevel 4 will skip it.

carboncopy · 08-27-2004, 08:50 PM

Linux machine doesn't need to be shutdown.

pandasuit · 08-28-2004, 12:46 AM

My laptop does. It is my main dev machine and even if I didnt need to shut down to move it places I would need to shutdown when I need to test things in Windows.