Boot from MMC......faster?
 

The following is a comparisons of Flash vs MMC (obviously not a type 3 scientific study of P<.05, I know, I know) average of 8 runs +/- 1 seconds:
Both runs under the same environment 8 times

N770 running 2006, the latest edition
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(all measures in seconds, the lower number the faster)
Flash MMC
Boot 38 36
Inet 1st loading 45 44
subsequent load 7 8
Gnumeric load 16 15
Recalc 7 7
Switch off 10 9

I would say, the speed difference is practically zero. I would be curious to see how the two measures in a N800. For me, the booting from MMC is mainly for the benefit of having a safety net if I mess up the OS and also the
convenience in testing new OS/upgrades.

Cheers,;)

Bun

Re: Boot from MMC......faster?
 

I also did not notice any significant speed difference, but the safety net and extra ext2 storage is welcome.

I wonder if anyone performed measurements like this for Fanoush's Support for higher MMC 4.1 bus speeds for N770.

Re: Boot from MMC......faster?
 

Good idea, I was wondering about that too. Going back to the MMC boot, the safety net is a big peace of mind and then the dual boot, is also a big advantage. Sadly to say, the 2007 HE has more (in)stability problems surfaced. But hack, that is where MMC dual boot comes in, right?


bun:rolleyes: