[Grml] grml - slow at the end of booting

[Ulrich Dangel]

* roland wrote [29.11.06 23:03]:
> Hello !
 
Hi,

> I often use grml on old machines and inside VMware virtual machines.
> 
> works very well, but depending on the hardware, in the end of the boot
> there is a long delay between "Happy hacking!..." and a shell being
> opened.
 
> it´s between 5-15 seconds delay, maybe i have seen even longer delays, but didn`t stop.
> this is somewhat annoying if you boot into grml several times a day.
> 
> what is causing this delay? 
> can we speed this up somehow ?
 
If you run vmware on linux there is is a problem with the cstate the
processor is running.

Try to run 
,----
| echo 1 > /sys/module/processor/parameters/max_cstate
`----

You can reset this with
,----
| echo 8 > /sys/module/processor/parameters/max_cstate
`----

> roland

Probably this helps to speed up the vms,
Uli
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