[ale] fastest linux boot time?

[Charles Pillsbury]

I too read that article (fascinating) and if you don't
need one that will handle the IBM microdrives, and
wanted something a bit smaller (2.2x2.5) you can get
similar adapters from
http://www.flashmemory.com.au/shop/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=3&cat=FlashMemory+Disk+Drives

Granted they are in Australia, but the drives are
$17.27 and it should be cheap enough to ship that it
might not make much difference (with them being almost
3 bucks cheaper), I just test processed an order, and
2 drives only cost $5 to ship.  

Good luck with your project.

CharlesP


--- "Bao C. Ha" <baoha at sensoria.com> wrote:
> 
>
http://embedded.linuxjournal.com/magazine/issue03/4551/
> 
> It is about using a compact Flash card to replace an
> IDE
> drive.  You can get the adpater cheaper from 
> http://www.pcengines.com/cflash.htm
> 
> I don't think you will save much time boot up unless
> you
> configure your system like a minimal/embedded one.
> Loading the services take time much longer than just
> reading blocks from the disk system.
> 
> Customize the inittab and SYSV init scripts instead!
> 
> Bao
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ale at ale.org
> [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> > Christopher Bergeron
> > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 12:59 PM
> > To: Ale
> > Subject: [ale] fastest linux boot time?
> > 
> > 
> > does anyone know where I can find this info?  I'm
> looking into
> > addding a flash card/disk on chip to my pc for
> booting; and 
> > running my apps,
> > X, etc, off the HD.  has anyone done this?  any
> tips/hints?
> > 
> > Thanks a mil..!,
> > 
> > 
> > Christopher Bergeron
> > Systems Administrator
> > Full Line Distributors
> > mis at fullline.com
> > 
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