Boot configuration in Debian Sarge for TP 600x

[BigCatAndy]

Hello everybody!

I have a question: I would like to optimize boot process on my TP 600X running Debian Sarge. I found how the services are started, but I don't know which ones are mandatory, and which ones are optional. I would like to exclude those which - in general - can be avoided, in order to release the memory.

Could anybody give me some hints/examples about this issue?

Regards,
Andrey.

[revolutionary_one]

That's a tricky question because we dont know EXACTLY what you want in your functional linux system.

I suggest you apt-get install sysv-rc-conf and then issue it as root to see whatever gets init-ed at various runlevels. Then google whatever services are started up and whether you need them or not.

WARNING!: if you are UNSURE about ANY of the init scripts that you may disable, DON'T disable them. Ask in #debian (on irc.freenode.net) and ask about whether they are essential for your uses.

Cheers

[BigCatAndy]

Hello.

That's a tricky question because we dont know EXACTLY what you want in your functional linux system.

I suggest you apt-get install sysv-rc-conf and then issue it as root to see whatever gets init-ed at various runlevels. Then google whatever services are started up and whether you need them or not.

I tried already this tool, but I had some problems with understanding of the notations there. Perhaps, it's just a lack of knowledge in the "Init-V" process - I will try to fix it!

WARNING!: if you are UNSURE about ANY of the init scripts that you may disable, DON'T disable them. Ask in #debian (on irc.freenode.net) and ask about whether they are essential for your uses.

Cheers

Thanx for the warning,
greetings from Hamburg.

A.

[BigCatAndy]

It's me again...

I also would like to gain some information about possible consequences - in the sense of performance - of the kernel change from 2.4 to 2.6.

At the present I'm inspecting my system. If it is insteresting, I can post here the results of that exploration and possible solutions - in the case if "bottlenecks" are found.

Regards,
A.

[revolutionary_one]

You should switch to 2.6. it s a better overall kernel.

Lots of help on the ubuntu forums about init in linux.

cheers.

[BigCatAndy]

Thanks for the hint.

At the repsent I try to understand, why I don't have /etc/modprobe.conf file, but /etc/modprobe.d/ directory. Any ideas?

Regards,
A.

[revolutionary_one]

If i remember correctly, /etc/modprobe.conf is the equivalent of /etc/modules of the modules section of rc.conf and modules.conf is the equivalent of modprobe.conf in bsd style.

Cheers

[BigCatAndy]

If i remember correctly, /etc/modprobe.conf is the equivalent of /etc/modules of the modules section of rc.conf and modules.conf is the equivalent of modprobe.conf in bsd style.

Cheers

Hello.

Hmmm... Didn't catch, sorry... I have /etc/modules file, but no rc.conf file/directory...

I will try to understand, how Debian works with modules...

Thanks for the hint,
Andrey.