What about using the fastest picture datatype to load your background?

I guess it will be one of the WarpDT datatypes and probably the PNG or BMP one.

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There are still places for optimisations/speedup:

run >NIL: C:AddNetInterface >NIL: DEVS:NetInterfaces/~(#?.(info|off))

can be replaced with the faster:

run >NIL: C:AddNetInterface >NIL: DEVS:NetInterfaces/{your interface name}
The above saves the scan of the DEVS:Netinterfaces/ drawer. Only some microseconds, but still.

edit your Startup-Sequence. The next lines can be deleted:

IF EXISTS S:User-Startup
Execute S:User-Startup
EndIF

and on their place include your whole User-Startup file. Saves the load of second file and still some microseconds.

Remove assigns for programs you don't use much. For example a program you run only once in a month - you can always add the assign later, when needed, but if it's done every time it boots, every time it checks the drawer - wastes microseconds and spindles the hard drive.

Weirder technics:

Compile your Startup-Sequence into AmigaOS 4 native binary and save it to Startup-Sequence.exe for example and your real Startup-Sequence will consist of only one line:

run >NIL: Startup-Sequence.exe

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@drHirudo

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Weirder technics: Compile your Startup-Sequence into AmigaOS 4 native binary and save it to Startup-Sequence.exe for example and your real Startup-Sequence will consist of only one line: run >NIL: Startup-Sequence.exe

hehe, I like that one!

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Here's a optimized startup-sequence for those that want to edit theirs.


; $VER: Startup-Sequence 51.2 (28.05.2005)

kdebug "console memory" >NIL:

C:SetPatch QUIET

FailAt 21

C:Version >NIL:
SetEnv Workbench $Workbench
SetEnv Kickstart $Kickstart
UnSet Workbench
UnSet Kickstart

Resident >NIL: C:Assign PURE
Resident >NIL: C:Mount PURE
Resident >NIL: C:MakeDir PURE

MakeDir RAM:T RAM:Clipboards

Assign >NIL: T: RAM:T
Assign >NIL: CLIPS: RAM:Clipboards
Assign >NIL: REXX: S:Arexx
Assign >NIL: LOCALE: SYS:Locale DEFER
Assign >NIL: CLASSES: SYS:classes DEFER
Assign >NIL: PRINTERS: DEVS:Printers
Assign >NIL: KEYMAPS: DEVS:Keymaps
Assign >NIL: LIBS: SYS:Classes add
Assign >NIL: HELP: LOCALE:Help DEFER

Run >NIL: Mount >NIL: DEVS:DOSDrivers/~(#?.(info|off))
Run >NIL: C:AddNetInterface >NIL: DEVS:NetInterfaces/~(#?.(info|off))
Run >NIL: C:LoadMonDrvs
Run >NIL: C:AddDataTypes REFRESH QUIET
C:IPrefs
C:ConClip

Path RAM: S:Shell S:Arexx SYS:Utilities SYS:Tools SYS:Tools/Commodities SYS:System SYS:Prefs SYS:WBStartup

SYS:System/REXXMast >NIL:
C:USBCtrl >NIL: start

IF EXISTS S:User-Startup
Execute S:User-Startup
EndIF

Run ""NIL: C:PowerIcons >NIL: SELR=150 SELG=150 SELB=20

C:LoadWB
EndCLI >NIL:



Damn it. The PowerIcons line gets wrong. It should have Run then two NIL:
the first with a lesser than char and the second with a bigger than char.

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@Samwel

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Damn it. The PowerIcons line gets wrong. It should have Run then two NIL: the first with a lesser than char and the second with a bigger than char.

If you want to redirect both input and output to NIL: you can save some typing by just using:
<>NIL:

BTW if you use html entities, i.e. &lt; and &gt;, the brackets don't disappear when you submit. Make sure you copy what you wrote though if you want to preview first so you can paste it back in as the preview converts the html entities back into brackets...

@Metalheart

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...a warm one takes 10 ! secs....

Yes this was my time also but try the Samwel's startup sequence (adapt to your system configuration, if needed)... I have gained a fairly good 1,5-2 seconds cut...

@Samwel

Thanks...

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@drHirudo

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edit your Startup-Sequence. The next lines can be deleted: IF EXISTS S:User-Startup Execute S:User-Startup EndIF and on their place include your whole User-Startup file. Saves the load of second file and still some microseconds.

And break every installer in existence... Good idea

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@Rogue

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And break every installer in existence... Good idea

But if the A1 is booting faster then the goal is achieved !

Jerry

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@Rogue

I suspect that people knowledgable enough to do this kind of thing would also be aware of that, so it`s probably alright :o) Besides, it`s precisely this sort of customisation that makes AmigaOS fun in my opinion.

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@All

I might have read this slow, but i'm confused to how to make OS4 bootup a
little faster. It's very fast from UBoot and when loading the kickstart
modules, but takes a couple of seconds until the OS4 screen shows up..

How do i edit this in a clever way so that the bootup becomes faster
without causing any problems?

@All

BTW, has anyone yet managed to get *negative* times booting?

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@Helgis

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How do i edit this in a clever way so that the bootup becomes faster ?

Overclocking ?

//Me run !!

Jerry

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@Jerryuk007

Hehe...pretty funny
No, i'm serious

How making the bootup in OS4 faster?

@Helgis
take a look here http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?forum=14&topic_id=17610

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@Mangaclub

My my my, do you know

It actually worked! I just edited the ones you said, and not affecting
the others, and i gave it a try. UBoot uses 1 second. That was never
the issuse. OS4 was the issuse. Putting Run before these important
files changed a lot! Thank you so much!

Runs much faster now!

Woho!

And even Run >NIL: C:IPrefs fully works, because Update 4 uses the
new, latest version of it It makes it even faster. Immerdiate
boot Can't get better than this

Send these tips of the Startup-sequence to Rogue, and i'm sure they will
"correct" this as standard, making the OS4 boot progress even faster ,
unless they might have some brand new ideas for this, so

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@Jerryuk007

Make sure you don't have c:run >NIL: in front of C:IPrefs
That will bugger your boot.

@Mangaclub

I noticed a lot more free memory with update 4. With just workbench
no progs running update 3 left me 2ith 300,xxx.xxx fee other memory
update4 gives me 385,xxx,xxx will running aweb with 2 open windows!
(the x's are because i couldn't remember all the numbers). I have
the same items running in wbstartup and in user-startup.


painter

@sg2

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set write cache strategy to delayed flush

Please, can you give some more details on how to do this (FFS2) ?


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Here, loading all sii* modules + a1ide + scsi driver, cold boot takes way less than 20 secs, and warmboot takes less than 4 s.

I think I can't absolutely reach these times... maybe with some sort of... macumba ?

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@All

The only thing i had to leave unchanged was the C:IPrefs in Startup-sequence,
in order to avoid the request saying to close windows right after bootup..

But otherwise, the bootup is very fast now

@Helgis

Check out my post Helgis. There's a copy of a complete Startup-Sequence.

Also note that internet might not be avalable straight away when having RUN in front of
the AddNetInterface command, due to booting being faster than net connection.

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@Samwel

Thanks I have a big improvement.

ace