[ltp] Phoenix Instant Boot on t400s - does it actually exist?

August Lilleaas linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:25:21 +0200


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The OS boot speed is not problematic at all, my highly optimized Arch Linux
takes only about 7 seconds to boot.

Disabling Intel Active
Management<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology>in
the BIOS helped a lot, but the BIOS still takes 6-7 seconds to finish
initializing. I'd definitely pay for a bios upgrade that lowered it to under
2 seconds :)

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 4:58 AM, Damon Lynch <damonlynch@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 5:53 PM, August Lilleaas <august.lilleaas@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-phoenix-instant-boot-bios-starts-loading-windows-in-under/
>>
>>
>> <http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-phoenix-instant-boot-bios-starts-loading-windows-in-under/>
>> And http://www.google.com/search?q=phoenix+Instant+Boot+t400s
>>
>> <http://www.google.com/search?q=phoenix+Instant+Boot+t400s>I have tried
>> to find some kind of installation instruction or download link, but have
>> failed miserably. Does this thing actually exist?
>>
>
> I don't know if it exists, but I use an Intel SSD in the ultrabay of my
> T400s and Ubuntu 10.04 boots very rapidly indeed. I've not timed it, but the
> Linux part of the power on process seems well under 10 seconds, certainly.
> It spends considerably more time initializing before it gets to grub. One
> slight annoyance is that with a USB keyboard plugged into one of my USB
> hubs, it triples the BIOS initialization period. I have no idea why. My old
> Sony does not have that problem. I know this is not what you're after, but
> to be honest for me the boot speed is not something I need to think about
> now, which is wonderful.
>
> Damon
>
> --
> http://www.damonlynch.net
>



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August Lilleaas

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<div>The OS boot speed is not problematic at all, my highly optimized Arch =
Linux takes only about 7 seconds to boot.<br></div><div><br></div>Disabling=
 <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology=
">Intel Active Management</a> in the BIOS helped a lot, but the BIOS still =
takes 6-7 seconds to finish initializing. I&#39;d definitely pay for a bios=
 upgrade that lowered it to under 2 seconds :)<div>

<br></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 4:58 AM, D=
amon Lynch <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:damonlynch@gmail.com">da=
monlynch@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"=
>

<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5">On Mon, Jun 7,=
 2010 at 5:53 PM, August Lilleaas <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:a=
ugust.lilleaas@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">august.lilleaas@gmail.com</a>&g=
t;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<a href=3D"http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-phoenix-instant-boot-bi=
os-starts-loading-windows-in-under/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.engadget.=
com/2009/09/24/video-phoenix-instant-boot-bios-starts-loading-windows-in-un=
der/</a><div>




<br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-phoenix-=
instant-boot-bios-starts-loading-windows-in-under/" target=3D"_blank"></a>A=
nd=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.google.com/search?q=3Dphoenix+Instant+Boot+t4=
00s" target=3D"_blank">http://www.google.com/search?q=3Dphoenix+Instant+Boo=
t+t400s</a></div>




<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.google.com/search?q=3Dphoenix+Ins=
tant+Boot+t400s" target=3D"_blank"></a>I have tried to find some kind of in=
stallation instruction or download link, but have failed miserably. Does th=
is thing actually exist?<br clear=3D"all">




</div></blockquote><div>=C2=A0</div></div></div><div>I don&#39;t know if it=
 exists, but I use an Intel SSD in the ultrabay of my T400s and Ubuntu 10.0=
4 boots very rapidly indeed. I&#39;ve not timed it, but the Linux part of t=
he power on process seems well under 10 seconds, certainly. It spends consi=
derably more time initializing before it gets to grub. One slight annoyance=
 is that with a USB keyboard plugged into one of my USB hubs, it triples th=
e BIOS initialization period. I have no idea why. My old Sony does not have=
 that problem. I know this is not what you&#39;re after, but to be honest f=
or me the boot speed is not something I need to think about now, which is w=
onderful.</div>


<div><br></div><div>Damon</div></div><br><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br><a =
href=3D"http://www.damonlynch.net" target=3D"_blank">http://www.damonlynch.=
net</a><br>
</font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>August Lilleaas<=
br>
</div>

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