MontaVista Linux OS Boots in Just One Second!

Folks at MontaVista are demonstrating an embedded Linux OS which can boot in just 1 second! Yes, it is not a mirage. We finally have a desktop OS that can boot in just one second. According to MontaVista, such incredible boot speed was achieved by starting the application stack along with the bootloader; keeping the uncompressed, highly-optimized kernel along in the NOR-flash and by loading only the required-drivers. Now, only if they could port to work on netbooks

“The achievement of one second boot from cold power to operational status is a breakthrough in embedded Linux performance,” said MontaVista CTO Jim Ready in a statement. “It’s always been thought that embedded Linux could never perform at this level of speed and efficiency. We’re proud to be the first embedded Linux vendor to achieve and demonstrate this demanding level of performance.”

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