The 1-Second Linux Boot

The 1-Second Linux Boot 156

Posted by timothy on Friday February 26 2010, @10:53PM
from the unexamined-boot-is-not-worth-booting dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Less than one second Linux boot! This video shows an OMAP3530 capturing video data from a camera and rendering it to an LCD display — the video appears on the LCD display in less than a second from reset."

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1-Second First Post! (Score:5, Funny)

by Fieryphoenix (1161565) writes: on Friday February 26 2010, @10:57PM (#31294082)

Guess Linux is faster than Slashdot.

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Re:Link is dead already (Score:5, Funny)

by Beelzebud (1361137) writes: on Friday February 26 2010, @11:02PM (#31294118)

Don't worry, it will be back in a second.

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Pretty long video though (Score:5, Funny)

by suso (153703) * writes: on Friday February 26 2010, @11:05PM (#31294132) Homepage Journal

For a 1 second boot, it takes a 2.5 minute video to demonstrate it.

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One Second Boot? (Score:5, Funny)

by WrongSizeGlass (838941) writes: on Friday February 26 2010, @11:30PM (#31294250)

It must have been his first time.

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But (Score:4, Funny)

by DuChamp Fitz (987592) writes: <duchamp.fitz@gmail.com> on Friday February 26 2010, @11:45PM (#31294362)

does it run crysis?

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Re:I use Linux (Score:4, Funny)

by biryokumaru (822262) * writes: <biryokumaru@gmail.com> on Saturday February 27 2010, @12:46AM (#31294682)

That's not the same kind of POST.

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Re:LCD Display? (Score:2, Funny)

by colonelquesadilla (1693356) writes: on Saturday February 27 2010, @01:06AM (#31294772)

Let me check in my encyclopedia reference, I just need to find the CD disc.... oh nevermind, doesn't work in my kde desktop environment anyway, I'll just check the wikipedia...

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Re:But (Score:2, Funny)

by Mitchell314 (1576581) writes: on Saturday February 27 2010, @01:47AM (#31294940)

It can start it.

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Re:Boot times (Score:3, Funny)

by feepness (543479) writes: on Saturday February 27 2010, @01:54AM (#31294960) Homepage

I just bought a cheap digital TV that takes almost 5 seconds to boot. Sad.
Just imagine! With this you could watch almost 4 more seconds of TV at a time!

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Re:Link is dead already (Score:5, Funny)

by Yvan256 (722131) writes: on Saturday February 27 2010, @02:07AM (#31295006) Homepage Journal

Way to spoil the ending of the new Zelda game.

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Re:The Register also has the story. (Score:5, Funny)

by martin-boundary (547041) writes: on Saturday February 27 2010, @04:12AM (#31295486)

it occurs between 1:05 and 1:06 seconds in the video.

Which half of 1:05? I don't want to waste my time!

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Re:Ok... I'll take it (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday February 27 2010, @04:16AM (#31295518)

Isn't this what Commodore Business Machines were doing back in the 70's? Will everyone ever catch up with their remarkable technology? Not only instant OS but alternative instant OS's by plugging in a new cartridge. Awesome even at 1MHZ.

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Re:Pretty long video though (Score:4, Funny)

by buchner.johannes (1139593) writes: on Saturday February 27 2010, @06:12AM (#31295808) Homepage Journal

Because it's in slow motion, doh

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Re:Specialized platform... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday February 27 2010, @07:51AM (#31296050)

Or you could just get rid of that 3 second delay to get it to boot in -0.5 seconds. It will turn on before you've pressed the button!

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Re:Take that! (Score:5, Funny)

by hairyfeet (841228) writes: <bassbeast1968NO@SPAMgmail.com> on Saturday February 27 2010, @11:17AM (#31296770) Journal

Now where did I hear something like that? Oh yeah here [collegehumor.com]. Funny how every thread here on /. has at least one section where this would fit.

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Re:Specialized platform... (Score:2, Funny)

by The Wild Norseman (1404891) writes: <.moc.liamg. .ta. .namesron.wt.> on Saturday February 27 2010, @12:19PM (#31297108)

So why do computer users let Wirth's law [wikipedia.org] overpower Moore's?
Because it's now Wirth/Moore?

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The 1-Second Linux Boot

1-Second First Post! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Link is dead already (Score:5, Funny)

Pretty long video though (Score:5, Funny)

One Second Boot? (Score:5, Funny)

But (Score:4, Funny)

Re:I use Linux (Score:4, Funny)

Re:LCD Display? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:But (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Boot times (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Link is dead already (Score:5, Funny)

Re:The Register also has the story. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Ok... I'll take it (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Pretty long video though (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Specialized platform... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Take that! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Specialized platform... (Score:2, Funny)

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