RECCOMENDATIONS for a fast, lightweight OS

[filmninja]

Let's say that I want to make a project similar to this one (http://www.instructables.com/id/Pandora ... made-with/), but also have it be a fully functional alarm clock

The thing I would like to ask is if there are any OS's that boot any faster than Raspbian on the Pi. The reason I am asking this is because, while it isn't terrible, the boot times on the Pi would get in the way of having a truly "functional" product.
I would be working with an original model B, overclocked at 900mhz (because that's as high as it will go without crashing )

I'd really appreciate some feedback on this.

Thanks.
Michael

[jamesh]

You can run a cut down Raspbian, which would have much quicker boot times. I think some people are getting less than 5s. Not sure how - Google will help!

[B.Goode]

If you want it to work as an alarm clock won't it need to be running 24*365? So is the speed of booting all that important, as you will only do it at initial power-on?

[fruitoftheloom]

Let's say that I want to make a project similar to this one (http://www.instructables.com/id/Pandora ... made-with/), but also have it be a fully functional alarm clock

The thing I would like to ask is if there are any OS's that boot any faster than Raspbian on the Pi. The reason I am asking this is because, while it isn't terrible, the boot times on the Pi would get in the way of having a truly "functional" product.
I would be working with an original model B, overclocked at 900mhz (because that's as high as it will go without crashing )

I'd really appreciate some feedback on this.

Thanks.
Michael

Tiny Core Linux is very minimal

http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.ph ... ,57.0.html

[DavidS]

Perhaps MINIX 3. I think it would be easy enough to port the needed software to MINIX, I forget where the RPi port of MINIX is though.

[DavidS]

Perhaps MINIX 3. I think it would be easy enough to port the needed software to MINIX, I forget where the RPi port of MINIX is though.