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Embedded Linux Achieves One-Second Boot Time

Posted by timothy on from the all-it-does-is-operate-the-power-button dept.

Sam writes "A new goalpost has been set in the race for faster bootup times. MontaVista Software announced (and demonstrated at the Virtual Freescale Technology Forum) a dashboard application going from cold boot to operational in one second flat on their embedded Linux platform. Although this is unlikely to immediately benefit your average Linux user, previous real-time patches have eventually made their way into the main kernel."

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  1. Re:That's pretty cool... by jd · · Score: 5, Informative

    CoreBoot (formerly known as LinuxBIOS) will boot a full Linux kernel on a general-purpose machine in 3 seconds. Ok, it's two seconds longer, but it ain't bad.

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  2. Direct link to MontaVista Video on YouTube by Qubit · · Score: 5, Informative

    The video was hard to find on the given links. One of them even had the audacity to ask me to log in to view it. Yeah, as if.

    One Second Linux Boot Demonstration (new version)

    Also, kudos on the music choice. The wah-wah pedal in the opening music really gives the tech demo that "porn soundtrack" feel I know you were going for.

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  3. Re:Completely overrated and someone else did it fi by synthesizerpatel · · Score: 5, Informative

    Found it.

    Originally posted by 'Mohanky' June 2008:

    http://wiki.davincidsp.com/index.php/All_This_For_1_Second_Boot