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Re: [linuxiran] Linux Start-up Time?
From: |
Hossein S. Zadeh |
Subject: |
Re: [linuxiran] Linux Start-up Time? |
Date: |
21 Jul 2003 10:41:35 +1000 |
On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 11:19, Zoup wrote:
> On Sunday 20 July 2003 14:46, Hooman Baradaran wrote:
> > Hello,
> > For some reason my Mandrake Linux loads MUCH slower than Windoz XP. I also
> > have Knoppix and it takes less time to load than Mandrake even though it is
> > on a CD but still it is much slower than XP.
Hi there,
I let you in a secret: Microsoft does a nice trick here!!!
OK, le'me explain:
Booting XP "appears" much faster than other systems, because XP loads up
the initial login prompt before other services. You'll notice this, as
the system stays "busy" for quite a while after the login prompt is
presented to the user.
Most other systems however, (Linux included) start all system-wide
services before they allow the user to login.
But all is not lost... I think Linux may be moving toward providing the
same "speed-up". I know that at least Suse uses the same technique to
provide a much faster boot time (from the user's perspective).
cheers,
Hossein