Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Bill & Lea Greenwood / Vision Computer / Fringe on the Top, Ltd >wrote: > > > > > > > > "Bill & Lea Greenwood / Vision Computer / Fringe on the Top, Ltd" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > Just noticed a new file in the /base directory called: mdkinst_stage2.gz > > > > > > > > What is it, and how do we use it?? > > > > > > > > > > it's new :) > > > > > > it's the mdkinst directory in ext2 gzipped. As i am now able to handle big > > > ramdisks (just use ramdisk=32000 at kernel boot) > > > > For someone who doesn't know how to do this, your gunna have to explain > > step-by-step. Is this a selection on the main screen now?? > > no, all auto. the ramdisk=32000 option does not use any memory, it just fixes the maximum size of the ramdisk. The kernel does the rest. > > >, it's gonna solve the ftp > > > install problem, and also the slow cdrom access-time problem, and > > > last but not > > > least the hd install from fat filesystems. Only problem it needs > > > a lot of memory > > > (12MB only for the ramdisk), add this to the 12MB minimum for the graphic > > > install :( > > > > > > So, for cdrom install, i use the mdkinst_stage2 if memory is low > > > (< 40MB), and > > > the live mdkinst otherwise. > > > > I assume these are a selection on the main screen now?? And it is very > > obvious how to use it?? > > again, all auto. > > > For ftp install, i use the mdkinst_stage2 in any case (no choice). > > > > > > For hd install, i use the mdkinst_stage2 if > > > >.../Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/runinstall2 is not a link. > > > > > > For nfs install, i use the live mdkinst in any case. > > > > > > no no nothing complicated, just update the boot disks like you normaly > would and report any error's yep :) cu Pixel.
