From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_NXDOMAIN, DMARC_MISSING,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mta06bw.bigpond.com (mta06bw.bigpond.com [139.134.6.96]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65039AC3BA for ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 23:47:09 -0500 (CDT) Received: from rennie.internal.lan ([144.135.24.72]) by mta06bw.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15 mta06bw May 23 2002 23:53:28) with SMTP id H21XAI00.GNW for ; Sat, 7 Sep 2002 14:47:06 +1000 Received: from CPE-203-51-186-95.vic.bigpond.net.au ([203.51.186.95]) by bwmam02.mailsvc.email.bigpond.com(MailRouter V3.0n 17/3990344); 07 Sep 2002 14:47:05 Received: from waterhouse.internal.lan (windowsbox.internal.lan [192.168.1.100]) by rennie.internal.lan (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29AF7D83E for ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:23:44 +1000 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] idea for speeding up the boot process in Gentoo.. From: Troy Dack To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <3D783999.2000107@netcabo.pt> References: <3D783999.2000107@netcabo.pt> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 06 Sep 2002 16:20:44 +1000 Message-Id: <1031293245.6923.1.camel@waterhouse.internal.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: a988ee21-f12d-455e-bafd-9d1dd6967750 X-Archives-Hash: 44e314efbbffec48d8c6b5d079e1e8ed On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 15:14, Miguel Sousa Filipe wrote: > This should not be very dificult to do with the gentoo booting sequence. > Calling the scripts with the '&' in the end of the comman should to the > trick I believe. And shouldn't ever make the boot process longer than a > streamlined one.. (theoretically i guess). > Also all smp machines and users would wellcome such feature. > > My request is... please put this in gentoo 1.4 ... or at least discuss > this, because if there are any second effects or technical dificulties > in implementing it would be nice so see this debated.. > See http://www.fastboot.org/ for some ideas. -- Troy Dack http://linuxserver.tkdack.com http://gentoo.tkdack.com