Re: [9fans] dynamic loading, was "Ugly Q, I admit"

["Ronald G. Minnich" <rminnich@lanl.gov>]

On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 okamoto@granite.cias.osakafu-u.ac.jp wrote:

> In addition, I have to wait loooooong time to bootup linux.

hmm. I've seen 12 second-to-multiuser boots or less with linuxbios
machines from power-on. I have a busybox linux+linuxbios box that boots in
5 seconds -- no /etc/rc nonsense in there though. This is the first box
I've had that boots faster than an LCD can go from sleep mode to
displaying.

The problem now is idiot /etc/rc scripts. I have a k6 with normal bios
that boots redhat 6 faster than a k7+linuxbios box -- the difference is
the stupid scripts. Lots of 'sleep x' in those things. yuck.

Actually there is some step in plan 9 that makes my PCs take forever to
boot. Don't know what it is. But they don't typically boot faster than
Linux for me.

I like Plan 9 but fast boots is not something I've seen in use.

ron