* Tong Sun <bts@bts.grml.org> [20081211 05:37]:

> > BTW, are you using 256K block size when creating squashfs modules?
> > According to Tomas from Slax, this is the best setting to get smaller
> > module size while maintaining good speed.

> Quoting from Tomas:

> * Here is an overview what great results can be achieved using bigger blocks:
>   http://blog.slax.org/2007/11/02/mksquashfs-lzma-block-sizes-comparison/

> * And here is described how it affects the speed of the system:
>   http://blog.slax.org/2007/11/08/rc7-done-but-offline/

> It appears on my computer that block size 256KB is the best compromise
> between speed and size (the ISO is 13MB smaller! and boot takes only 4
> seconds longer),

Thanks for information, Tong. I'm aware of Thomas' squashfs
comparisons. But 4 seconds longer for booting is just too much for
my taste. :-( We at grml are searching for ways how to speed up our
booting sequence. ;)

regards,
-mika-