Finit-ARC: boot your system in 4 seconds

Question

Hi people! I present the reimplementation of FAST-INIT for Archlinux.
Fast-init is an original init system written in C from Xandros Linux. I did a reimplementation of fast-init and I called it FINIT-ARC.
Finit-arc can works with all computers and all filesystem types. With it and static kernel I can boot my system in about 3,5 seconds from grub to console login.
X for me take only 5 seconds. Then in 8 seconds I'm fully operative on my desktop.
Installation
Actually finit-arc it's in BETA version and it is present in AUR.
1 - http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25159
FOR TESTERS finit-arc-git is avaiable on AUR
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26314
2 - Insert init=/sbin/finit-arc as kernel parameter in /boot/grub/menu.lst
3 - After installation you must do a boot with traditional init system of Archlinux, and after you can boot with finit-arc. The first boot could be slow.
Important!
Finit-arc doesn't support UUIDs. Then you must replace UUIDs with /dev/sdx devices in /boot/grub/menu.lst and /etc/fstab.
Known Problems
1) Error width pcspkr on kernel -ARCH
do !pcspkr into MODULES of rc.conf
2) Wrong clock time
3) DBUS or other daemon don't start
Before start finit-arc you must do a boot with traditional Archlinux init system
4) Fam and portmap don't stop
You can use GAMIN instead fam
5) Network doesn't work
Insert into MODULES your ethernet module in the first position. Insert into DAEMONS your network daemon (network or net-profiles) in the latest position.
Logging finit-arc with bootchart
Edit /sbin/bootchartd and replace the line init="/sbin/init" with init="/sbin/finit-arc"
Add on your kernel line init=/sbin/bootchartd as parameter (remove init=/sbin/finit-arc)
Bug reports and testers are welcome
Last edited by adriano (2009-05-07 20:19:37)

Answer 1

ohhhhhhhh yeaah |-.-|
yet another kernel panic
Kinit: Mounted root (ext4 filesystem) read only
Finit-ARC - beta 0.2
finit-arc[1] general protection ip:7fd5a36c0706 sp: 7fffabbb67e8 error:0 in libc-2.9.50[7fd5a3646000+14a000]
kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
I install via yaourt finit-arc, after modified my /boot/grub/menu.lst adding the second entry like this:
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux
root (hd0,6)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/a20131af-7d82-4b29-b0b8-6d23022659c6 ro vga=795
initrd /kernel26.img
# (1) Arch Linux without UUID
title Arch Linux with FINIT-ARC
root (hd0,6)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda9 ro init=/sbin/finit-arc vga=795
initrd /kernel26.img
Entry 0 for my normal boot, and entry 1 for finit-arc.
Next delete all UUID from menu.lst and fstab:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/sda9 / ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda10 /home ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda7 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda8 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda6 /mnt/data ext4 defaults 0 2
# USB en virtualbox
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,busgid=108,busmode=0775,devgid=108,devmode=0664 0 0
and editing /etc/finittab to start kdm:
#Command that you want execute after boot
#uncomment it for X login
#you must set YOURUSERNAME
#level:/bin/su YOURUSERNAME -l -c "/bin/bash --login -c xinit >/dev/null 2>&1"
#level:/usr/sbin/gdm --nodaemon
#level:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
level:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#level:/usr/bin/slim
After all, reboot my system with the entry 0 from grub and after reboot with entry 1...
Sorry to repeat, but excuse my poor English
Last edited by takedown (2009-05-06 19:04:15)