Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 16:03:02 -0700 From: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> To: Timothy J Luoma <luomat@luomat.peak.org> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Major hardware reorganization... Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980618160302.007ed230@mx.serv.net> In-Reply-To: <199806181637.MAA27806@luomat.peak.org> References: <3.0.5.32.19980618064338.007f1100@mx.serv.net> <3.0.5.32.19980618064338.007f1100@mx.serv.net>
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>Well Win95 should reboot fast, given all the the times it has to reboot (not >a flame, just a fact.... many/most changes under Win95 require a reboot to >update the system). Actually, Windows NT also requires frequent reboots for any software changes (many believe this not to be true, but installing new software under NT means a reboot as often as it does under Win95. NT is even worse than 95 when it comes to drivers, you *ALWAYS* have to reboot when adding a hardware driver, period, whereas sometimes Win95 will dynamically load the driver and continue cranking along). I think it's a matter of poor design on MS's part. You gotta admit, it's improving though - try to remember how often you had to reboot DOS and Win 3.1, or Win 3.0... I don't even want to think about it. Sometimes a Win 3.1 system would just spontaneously reboot itself <grin> or drop to DOS instantly without warning. Gotta admit I've never seen Win95 do that unless related to a serious hardware problem. >BSD does take quite awhile to boot... I wonder how much of it might be >trimmed down if a custom kernel was built to the specifics of only what >hardware was on the machine. It isn't too bad... and a custom kernel DOES help (from experience). What seems to take the longest is probing the ISA bus for hard drives, and any bootup programs you may have added on like 'routed', etc. Some (like routed) seem to sit there forever for some reason. -- My web site starts at http://www.serv.net/~fewtch/index.html - lots of goodies for everyone, have a look if you have the time. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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