bluey
Still Fresh
I'd like to know how's the state of alternative gp2x environments.
As usual, the boot sequence on the gp2x is an ugly hack, which is pretty usual on enterprise implementations of embedded Linux, they stop using the built in sysv init, let all the filesystem with unneeded files and links (all the rc stuff in etc is an example) call rc.sysinit from the inittab and from there call init scripts all over the place, and even from /root...
Why don't they build a good init script and call it from inittab, keep the rcs scripts (permitting to start the menu earlier and leave stuff booting in the background), or implement a set of scripts with priorities that permit the menu to start as soon as possible?
I'd even go to say that one could overclock the unit in the beggining to say 220 or 240, start up some of the boot services in parallel giving an almost instant boot sequence...
Anyone ever tried to repair the boot system of the gp2x?
Is the firmware update hardcoded in the sequence, and is that the fear people have to mess with the present image?
As usual, the boot sequence on the gp2x is an ugly hack, which is pretty usual on enterprise implementations of embedded Linux, they stop using the built in sysv init, let all the filesystem with unneeded files and links (all the rc stuff in etc is an example) call rc.sysinit from the inittab and from there call init scripts all over the place, and even from /root...
Why don't they build a good init script and call it from inittab, keep the rcs scripts (permitting to start the menu earlier and leave stuff booting in the background), or implement a set of scripts with priorities that permit the menu to start as soon as possible?
I'd even go to say that one could overclock the unit in the beggining to say 220 or 240, start up some of the boot services in parallel giving an almost instant boot sequence...
Anyone ever tried to repair the boot system of the gp2x?
Is the firmware update hardcoded in the sequence, and is that the fear people have to mess with the present image?