Boot ideas
From Amakha
some ideas to improve time/appearance of boot sequence.
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bootchart
is a tool for performance analysis and visualization of the GNU/Linux boot process. Resource utilization and process information are collected during the boot process and are later rendered in a PNG, SVG or EPS encoded chart.
kernel-mode-setting
kernel mode-setting involves moving the mode-setting code for video adapters from the user-space X server drivers into the Linux kernel. Mode setting in the kernel is possible for most cards, however a few cards require the use of VBE to set modes especially with external LVDS/TMDS and tv-out controller chips that are undocumented. Mode setting in userspace causes other issues such as at times like suspend/resume and interaction with kernel drivers.
http://www.x.org/wiki/ModeSetting
plymouth
Plymouth is an application that runs very early in the boot process (even before the root filesystem is mounted!) that provides a graphical boot animation while the boot process happens in the background.
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Plymouth
init
use alternative initscripts like initng, upstart or custom init system. Some interesting solutions:
