centos-bounces at centos.org wrote: > On 5/3/11 8:17 AM, Brunner, Brian T. wrote: >> centos-bounces at centos.org wrote: >>> On 5/2/2011 10:25 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: >>>>>> >>>>> Trying to save a few seconds when rebooting a server seems >>>>> pointlessto me >>>> >>>> The Linux kernel is also used in laptops/desktops >>> >>> Fast boots also matter for embedded systems. >> >> +1 >> >> So does booting on small, non-PAE hardware. >> RH wants to drop the embedded world, but the centosplus kernel may >> yet "save us" from ignominy. > > So you save a second in boot time, then waste half an hour trying to > figure out which wire goes to which network interface... Doesn't > sound like a win to me unless you only have one NIC. I got one nic on one single-core non-PAE i586 CPU (GEODE LX800) that roars at 800MHz with 1/4GB ram. I got 1 hard drive with DMA, the other "drive" is a CF socket accessed by PIO. Look up the ETX boards, and consider those with 4 amps max total current. They're used all over the world for process control and special-situation comms systems. It's headless, access is by ssh; it *must* go from power-on to full operation in 90 seconds, it *should* get there in 30. That includes BIOS startup. Once installed, it does NOT change hardware configuration exception hard-drive-swap for application version upgrade every 2-3 years. Insert spiffy .sig here: Life is complex: it has both real and imaginary parts. //me ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.Hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated**