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Boot Times in Linux/Android

Technical Consultant at Feabhas Ltd
I provide expertise and training for Embedded Linux courses.

I have over 20 years of experience in the embedded sector, gained at companies such as Pace, Open TV and Sony Semiconductor Europe.

I've led work on numerous projects at all stages in the design cycle with comprehensive expertise in software engineering design, support and integration.
Andy McCormick

There’s a vast amount of material out there on boot times and people showcasing boot times of as little as one second [1]. But the reality is often different for many devices in the field: some devices boot in 10s or less, others take over 3 minutes. Here’s a handful of devices I measured:

Raspberry Pi 2 Model B with Raspbian GNU/Linux 8

11s to shell prompt

Garmin Nüvi 42 Sat Nav
14s (detects power off after 9s)

Beaglebone Black with Angstrom Distribution
17s […]

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