That easy. I think KNoppix has a good script for it too. Just remember, ramdisk is NOT an installation suggestion for bad floppies.
--- -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yep, it is that easy, if its compiled into your > kernel (or you have the > module). The MIMEdefang queue area on our > mailserver is on a ram disk, > it's setup like this: > > /sbin/mke2fs /dev/ram0 > /bin/mount /dev/ram0 /sendmail/mqueue/MIMEDefang > > The only suck thing is the default is 4mb... add > this to the kernel > line in your grub config to make it 100mb > > ramdisk_size=100000 > > But if you want more than one ramdisk, i think they > all have to be > 100mb... > > later! > Ray > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org > Systems Engineer Southeastern > Louisiana University > IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, > AIX Support > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, Douglas Adams wrote: > > > Well, I'm about to do a reinstall of gentoo for a > nice fresh start. > > > > In my use of xp, because of my addiction to speed, > I managed to put phoenix on a ramdisk so I can > browse even faster than before, I put my internet > cache in there too, which speeds up browsing. > > > > I found this article on making a ramdisk in linux. > > > http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/November1999/article124.html#lfindex1 > > > > Is it really that easy? Is there any caveats you > guys can offer before I try this? It looks simple, > which took me aback, because God knows that xp > didn't make my job easy. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com http://fossile-project.sourceforge.net/ http://www.libranet.com -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington -- __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
