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LPC: Booting Linux in five seconds

Posted Sep 25, 2008 14:24 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304)
In reply to: LPC: Booting Linux in five seconds by phillemann
Parent article: LPC: Booting Linux in five seconds

As an example, X on my rather old 2001-vintage system takes seven seconds
from typing 'startx' through to the display stabilizing and .Xinitrc
beginning to be executed.

That's a *long* time to change video mode.

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