Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:21:55 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@phone.net> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Making a bootable CD for FreeBSD-stable? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901250920430.21503-100000@guru.phone.net> In-Reply-To: <E104oL1-0007lE-00@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk>
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How about doing a system with swap, /var & /tmp on local disk, but / & /usr on CD-ROM, so the executables are protected? <mike On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Dom Mitchell wrote: > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:54:07 +0000 > From: Dom Mitchell <Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk> > To: Greg Quinlan <greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk> > Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Making a bootable CD for FreeBSD-stable? > > On 25 January 1999, "Greg Quinlan" proclaimed: > > Has anyone got any ideas about a diskless configuration of FreeBSD on a > > bootable CD-ROM. > > > > ie. > > no swap > > /var & /tmp ... etc as ram disks. > > > > Too complex or too easy? > > > > All I need is for someone to point me in the right direction! > > Look in the -current archives, about 6 months ago. Satoshi asked this > one. I seem to recall that the conclusion was "don't bother, you'll fry > your CDROM drive far too quickly". > -- > Dom Mitchell -- Palmer & Harvey McLane -- Unix Systems Administrator > > ``Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.'' > -- Henry Spencer > -- > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > ********************************************************************** > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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