Hacking an Ubuntu CD so that it loads to RAM

win32sux · 04-29-2008, 08:48 PM

Has anyone hacked an Ubuntu CD so that the SquashFS image gets loaded to RAM instead of having it load from the CD itself? Kinda like how Knoppix does it I guess (haven't used Knoppix in ages). I'm most likely gonna give it a shot this weekend (I'll probably start by studying how Knoppix does it) but I wanted to see if anyone has already done it and would be willing to share tips and stuff.

junme · 04-29-2008, 09:27 PM

grub boot option: "toram"

win32sux · 04-29-2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by junme

grub boot option: "toram"

Are you sure this is supposed to work on the CD? I ask because when I append toram to the boot options on a 7.10 CD it doesn't have any effect. The fact that this functionality has been suggested in Ubuntu Brainstorm makes me think it doesn't currently exist. A couple mintutes ago I ran into this HOWTO, but it looks like it's intended for people that want to boot from the hard disk - I'm aiming toward getting this to work on a box without a hard disk.