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| Subject: From: Date: | Re: [ecs] ECS/Linux CDROM distribution Mark Gilmore Tue, 07 Oct 2003 15:48:39 -0700 |
Hi Rob, Thanks loads for the offer :-). I may take you up on this later. My current plan is to install a minimal RH9 on a spare PC's hard disk (I have the RH9 install CDs), assure that I am under 650M, and then test it with ECS. Then if it works, my "only" task is to make a bootable CD from the resulting HD distribution, *assuming* that I can somehow tell the CD version to use a floppy or ram disk for all write-able files. But this latter task might be a serious problem (??). At 12:44 PM 10/7/2003 -0600, you wrote: >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 >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >>--- >>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>Version: 6.0.524 / Virus Database: 321 - Release Date: 10/6/2003 >> > > > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.524 / Virus Database: 321 - Release Date: 10/6/2003 Mark Gilmore http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com
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