[mythtv-users] Tips to make my MythTV box feel less like a computer?
R. G. Newbury
newbury at mandamus.org
Wed Jul 5 19:22:31 UTC 2006
Ben Lancaster wrote:
> Hey.
>
> I have an FC5 based Myth box ...
>
> I'd also like to speed up the boot times quite a bit, as this takes
> ages on my 2.8Ghz 64bit machine! Here's what I've got in there:
>
> # chkconfig --list | grep on
> acpid 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> anacron 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> atd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> autofs 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> avahi-daemon 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> avahi-dnsconfd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
> bluetooth 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> cpuspeed 0:off 1:on 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> crond 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> cups 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> cups-config-daemon 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on
> 5:on 6:off
> firstboot 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:off 5:on 6:off
> gpm 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> haldaemon 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> hidd 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> httpd 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> iptables 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> irqbalance 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> isdn 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> kudzu 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> lm_sensors 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> mdmonitor 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> messagebus 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> mysqld 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> mythbackend 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> netfs 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> network 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> nfs 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> nfslock 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> ntpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:off 5:on 6:off
> portmap 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> readahead 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:on 6:off
> readahead_early 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> rpcgssd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> rpcidmapd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> sendmail 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> smartd 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> sshd 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> syslog 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
> xfs 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
Well at least half of this stuff is not needed for a mythbox (although
you may want some for your VNC use). You probably don't need, for
example, the avahi daemons, bluetooth, cups, cups-daemon, firstboot,
haldeamon, hidd, irqbalance, kudzu, isdn, readahead, readahead_early,
sendmail, or smartd. You probably do not need httpd either (unless you
run mythweb).
Use the KDE 'start' button and open 'System -> Services will start a
neat GUI which can give you explanations of the services. I ended up
turning off readahead and readahead_early as neither seemed to speed up
the boot process. Most of the rest I don't need: I don't use bluetooth,
don't have a multi-speed CPU, don't use isdn, its not a portable and I
have no raid drives, etc. etc. I don't make any present use of anacron
or cron, but the system needs those.
Geoff
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