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Embedded Linux 1-Second Cold Boot To QT

Posted by timothy on from the why-does-my-phone-need-2-minutes? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The blog post shows an embedded device cold booting Linux to a QT application all in just one second. This post also includes a link which describes what modifications were made to achieve this."

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  1. Re:Ain't that qute? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If the first thing that enters your mind when reading "QT" is QuickTime, you're on the wrong website I'm afraid.

  2. Function re-ordering inside the image? wow by RollingThunder · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have to say, the most impressive/innovative tweak, to me, was the re-ordering of required functions in the compiled binary. Doing so allowed them to reduce load time, by making it that only two blocks had to be demand-read off the flash filesystem, instead of four.

    That's some crazy, use-the-drum-spin-as-timing, innovative thinking right there. Serious kudos.

  3. Re:yes, my 1990 Acorn A3000... by sitharus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Your Acorn A3000 held and executed most of the OS from ROM. When you don't have to copy from disk times are much faster.

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    --sitharus