On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:46:04 +0000 (UTC), Martin wrote in message <ih134s$q03c$1...@osprey.mgras.de>:
> Harry Campigli wrote: > > > Could I ask if any one has had FG or for that matter any app on a > > linux box running in a ramdisk environment with no Hd? Why, its > > fast to boot, [...] ..I have, a few years back, quickest way this far was simply put FG on a remade Knoppix style iso on harddisk ;o), then boot that image "from:/path/to/iso toram", AFAIR, this was before Knoppix "knew" how to keep data past reboots and on 384MB + swap. ;o) ..Debian Live, is the way to go here, it's a lot easier to set up. Also possible to play with clustering, single boxes has hardware limits that can be piled way up in clusters. ;o) > I might be getting your intention wrong, yet I suspect you forgot to > add the time required to fill the ram disk from, well, from network. ..takes a Gigabit or better nic to beat reading an harddisk to ram. > Are you really talking about "ramdisk", in the sense of "use a portion > of RAM and mount it as a filesystem" or maybe "flash-disk" instead ? ..ooo, SSDs would be wicked fast, though. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
