Arch Linux

@blitux:
It is long since abandoned, I think. I managed to fix the clock thing for myself several months ago, but I can't recall how. It was a relatively easy fix, though (my code experience isn't broad, and I managed to do it). I'll look at it again some time soon and post back.

Is this project abandoned? There is a bug that not updates the system clock, causing the hwclock to not being set correctly.

This is a great package, love it !
One question : is it possible to somehow modify the HOOKS as in mkinitcpio ? I'm asking because I installed Arch on my external hard drive and I need to add the USB HOOK in mkinitcpio in order for me to boot (using regular boot). I cannot use finit-arc because it does not "see" my usb external drive when booting.

Thx a Lot.

It seems like a really cool project, however I cannot say that I gain any notably speed difference. I use a custom compiled kernel stripped of most but the essential modules.

Git version for testers is avaiable now:

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26314

0.2-2[beta] (20090505)
- Added vc/0 and vc/3
- Fixed making block devices from fstab

You must replace in /sbin/bootchartd the line init="/sbin/init" with init="/sbin/finit-arc".
Then add init=/sbin/bootchartd on your kernel line

if we have to add /sbin/finit-arc to our bootline, how do we go about using bootchart with this?

to gartrog
For default I open only 2 virtual consoles

to sud_crow
This is not the BETA 3 but the revision 3 of the first beta version. For this reason I'm using only - revision number, becouse the version is the same, BETA 1.

For default I open only 2 virtual consoles

Hi !
Everything works flawlessly here, except one thing: if I try to use kdm in finittab, X don't start and I get this in kdm.log:
xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 7 (No such file or directory)
I work around this by putting level:sleep 2 && /usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon, but these 2 seconds are lost ;) Any idea ?

Hi there, I have been playing with finit-arc and I'm really impressed on the boot times. I still cant get less than 10 seconds though, but I'm booting into a full blown KDE 4 in my netbook :)

Besides thanking you for the work you are doing, I wanted to comment on the versioning of the package.
You should numerate the package as: 0.1.3 not 0.1-3, the - (minus) is used for packaging versions, not application versions.
I know you are the developer of finit-arc, so I understand that you enumerate it 0.1-3 as the third beta, though it would be better if you use the dots instead, so the package is identified as an upgrade on the software, no just a rebuild.

Regards!

0.1-3[beta] (20090430)
- Add another agetty terminal (vc/2)
- Solved gdm already started error
- Move swap mount in start-service.sh
- Add udevadm settle to start-services.sh
- Replaced startx width xinit in finittab
- Added new comments in finittab

0.1-2[beta] (20090427)
- Full reorganization of steps in boot
- Make swap included in source code
- tmpfs mount on /tmp /var/lock
- Add root readonly mount before fsck
- Mount of /shm /pts work now
- Disabled tmpfs mount on /dev
- Add debug line for make mmc devices
- Add debug line for mounting partitions
- Remove copy /boot/shutdown.fb from shutdown
- Now alsa restore mixer volume
- Fixed version number in Makefile and Changelog

0.1-1[beta] (20090420)
- Full compatibility with ArchLinux
- Retrieve modules,daemons,keymap,hardware clock etc from /etc/rc.conf
- Introduction of finittab for X run level

THIS IS FOR ALL KIND OF PC

Changelog
09/04/2009 - Support for /home on /dev/sdb harddisk
06/04/2009 - Experimental support for partitions on SD cards

Finally eeepc can boot in five second in Archlinux too!

My bootchart: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8521/bootchart.png