On Wednesday 21 March 2007 18:39, Michael Pobega wrote: > I'm looking to speed up my Debian Etch boot speed, but I have no idea > where to start. > > Currently I have everything default, but I'd like to remove a few > things (Like networking, because networking tries to connect to my > Ethernet and my wireless drivers are loaded separately). > > Are there any easy tools to look through my startup programs, or will > I have to sort through everything manually? > > And if I remove networking, how do I go about using modprobe to start > up my Ethernet in case I ever want to use it/need it at another time > (i.e. When there is a new Debian kernel release I have to reinstall my > wireless before I can do anything)?
You should take a look at installing ifplugd (apt-cache show ifplugd) ifupdown, and guessnet. This should allow you to boot normally without having the network timeout if you do not have a cable plugged in for your ethernet connection. John Schmidt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
