On 09/14/2010 01:28 AM, JD wrote: > > On 09/13/2010 12:48 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote: >> Kalpa Welivitigoda wrote: >>> I thought to make my Fedora system boot faster. For that I thought to >>> disable unnecessary kernel modules and services. So I want to know in >>> detail what each and every kernel module and service do so that I can >>> disable which are no needed. Can anyone here provide me with a >>> detailed documentation on the kernel modules and services? >> Disabling kernel modules is going to do absolutely nothing for you. >> >> Your kernel boots in a matter of seconds. The real time waster is that >> piece of hardware you call a hard disk drive. All of the services >> started up cause some heavy disk I/O that no rotating drive can handle >> very well. >> >> The solution? Buy an SSD. >> >> Sincerely, >> A Fedora user who boots in less than 8 seconds. > As a an intermediate solution, > run /usr/bin/system-config-services > and disable services you think you do not need. > It could help a bit. > also, is your drive a 7200rpm eSATA2 ? > That would be a good interim solution too. That > is what I run and I have no problem with slow boots. > Also, you might consider using a lighter than gnome desktop. > There were posts on this list about what would be such a lightweight > desktop. > > Good luck. > > > Please give this a read, probably you wil be able to figure out what you need. http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-services-f12.html -- Saurabh Sharma Linux user number: 490644 http://sawrub-blog.blogspot.com/ Open your doors.......It's time to look beyond Windows -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
