Re: Debian Live with installer takes too much time to load at bootup

[Padma <padma.jadav@magnettechnologies.com>]

Daniel Baumann wrote:
> Padma wrote:
>   
> > I have customized Debian live with installer with the help of
> > live-helper. It works fine but at boot up time it takes 5 min to load
> > the CD.I have use grub bootloader.
> >     
>
> what takes 5 minutes, booting d-i from the cd or the live session?
> you're aware that booting live systems from optical medias is pretty
> slow due to big seek time of those? also, check that your hardware isn't
> the bottleneck (slow cdrom drive, scratched/hardly readable discs, less
> than 128mb ram, very slow cpu...).
>
>   
I am booting d-i from CD and My machine having 2GB ram and , also I 
have tried that ISO(697 MB) with other machines also.

> > So what is the possible ways to reduce bootup time for my customized
> > Debian live CD?
> >     
>
> remove/disable unecessary services from sysvinit 
This issue is not particular machine specific.
> and/or use an usb stick
> instead.
>
>   
usb stick is not feasible for me as I have to distribute it.


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