> ajay> Hai, I was trying to create a Linux installation which will > ajay> run off a CD, and which doesn't make use of the FDD or HDD - > ajay> the idea being able to run Linux (temporarily) even on a > ajay> system which doesn't have a HDD or doesn't have Linux. > > ajay> I created the requisite kernel, initial ramdisk and the root > ajay> filesystem+swap on the Loopback device. The system boots, > ajay> loads the kernel and the initrd, creates the loopback device > ajay> and continues the booting process when it starts displaying > ajay> messages that the filesystem is on a read-only device, etc. >
No need to have the entire file system (rw) on Ram disk, just /var /root and /dev would suffice. rest of the files system can be simply mounted on loop device. Remember!!! The kernel must have compiled support for ramdisk (larger size), loop devices and iso file system. You will have to hack rc scripts so that, /var is mounted at the beginning of boot process. Regards, Mukund Deshmukh Beta Computronics Pvt. Ltd. Web site - http://betacomp.com ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance Computing Channel http://hpc.devchannel.org/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
