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Re: [ecs] ECS/Linux CDROM distribution Rob Hicks Tue, 07 Oct 2003 12:44:10 -0600

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Mark,

I would use Devil Linux. (http://www.devil-linux.org/). It is a small 
distribution designed to be a firewall, router and gateway. I run it and 
it works great. It boots from a CD. Configuration data is loaded from a 
floppy. It creates a RAM disk.  ECS could be easily added to the 
distribution. ECS would read its config file out of, and write its log 
files to the RAM disk. Since Devil Linux only requires about 16MB to 
run, a  system with a reasonable amount of memory could maintain a 
fairly large log. You would probably have to write a script to delete or 
strip older data out of the log file so that it wouldn't fill up the RAM 
disk and cause the kernel to panic. I run a system with 128MB of RAM. I 
use it to run a firewall and router and to also run a SMB (SAMBA) domain 
controller. All of this runs out RAM without any problem.

I'd be willing to help build a distribution so you could see how it was 
done.

Regards,
Rob

Mark Gilmore wrote:

> Hi all,
> RE my attempt at creating a bootable RH9 CD preloaded with ECS:
> Though some of you have kindly provided sage advice on this matter
> (which I have thoroughly studied), I'm afraid that I am still quite 
> lost :-).
> Perhaps someone knows of a site listing a step-by-step procedure,
> including the process on how one *selects* the files to be burned ?
> I have yet to find anything on this topic.
>
> In offering any suggestions, *please* recall that I know very little 
> of Linux itself.
> I know that I should really take a Linux course before attempting this,
> but time and $ do not permit.
>
> Does anyone know if it is possible to create a special folder holding
> all files/folders to be burned, and emulate a boot without burning a CD ?
>
> I have seen .RPM kernel distributions at 
> http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/redhat.html#latest.
> I was wondering if I should refer to the RPM for my kernel to see what
> files I should burn (at a minimum).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark Gilmore
> http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com
>
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