Re: Embedded Linux PC

From: Dan Kegel (dank-news_at_kegel.com)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 05:28:28 GMT

Aaron wrote:
> One of the features I am attempting to add is a compact flash drive
> connected through IDE which would hold linux system processes normally
> run in ram.
>
> In effect I would like to have the system shut itself down when logged
> out and have a minimal load time when booting back up. With everything
> normally loaded into ram at bootup, stored in the flash drive instead,
> the only load time would in effect be the bios boot.

That's called "software suspend", or "swsusp", I think.
It's a feature of the kernel. You might be able to just enable it.
The interesting bit would be reusing the same swsusp image;
usually people don't do that, but there's no reason you couldn't.
- Dan

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