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I dual boot Windows and Linux on my home computer, Windows is quick to start (if I can keep the is reasonably clean) but Linux was still faster. Got a speedy N

I dual boot Windows and Linux on my home computer, Windows is quick to start (if I can keep the is reasonably clean) but Linux was still faster. Got a speedy NVME, and associated speedy hardware, and Windows would come up surprisingly quick, but man Linux was just like a light switch. The longest amount of time was spent waiting for the system to let me choose which OS I wanted. I wish I could have 2 separate power buttons, which pointed to 2 separate nvme’s, so I wouldn’t haven’t to waste time choosing, and could just boot straight into the desired OS.

cricalix 4y ago
Do you remember drive caddies that fit into 5.25 bays? Hacky way: NVMe extender cable to drive bay. Split to dual connectors. Mechanical setup that acts as an interlock, where you push the desired drive into the connector, and that disconnects the other drive. Total overkill and probably not practical to make. Fun to think about though.
sgtnoodle 4y ago
Your motherboard probably has a header for a chassis intrusion switch, and presumably grub is open source, so you could probably do that with a few hours of hacky coding. Or, you could use an Arduino Leonardo and simply emulate a keyboard that pushes the right sequence of keystrokes at the right time.