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Old 02-14-2007, 10:23 PM   #1
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linux ramdisk for firewall


Hi!

I'm trying to build a linux ramdisk to load into my firewall computer so that I don't have to use a hard drive. I'm using PLD since its minimal install is around 100mb and it's similar to redhat, but I'm wondering if there is a better distro to use.

Currently, I've tried this:
1. Install PLD to a 120mb partition on a hard drive, and install the bootloader on that partition.

2. Use dd to create a raw image of the partition and put that on my tftp server for network booting.

3. From the firewall machine, I do a network boot and tell it to load memdisk for the kernel with initrd of the image file I created.

This doesn't work, and I'm think I'm missing something basic. How should I make my ramdisk and what should I use?

Thanks!
 
Old 02-15-2007, 03:04 AM   #2
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Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.
 
  


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