210MB !

Forum: DSL Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: 210MB !
started by: mclien

Posted by mclien on Mar. 01 2005,13:18

Here is my idea:
why don't expand the limit to 180/ 210 MB (this is the mini CD Format w/o any parts cut of).
The main reason I'm useing this instead of thr Businesscard cd is not that I want to make dsl lager, but the usually used CDROM Drives have something like 40-52x speed. This would make the PC transmor into a shaker if you use a Bcard cd. I althouh=ght heard a co-worker demageing his drive by a not round CD.
So I think from the hardware side it's a very good way to use mini CD-RWs on which I can allways have the latest version of the distro and then why not use the rest 130/160 MB?

Posted by clivesay on Mar. 01 2005,13:51

If you add some mydsl extensions you will make DSL big enough to fit on a 180mb CD!!

Posted by joer on Mar. 01 2005,14:48

Yeah, why stop at 180 or 210 or have the packages determined by a "dictator".
With DSL you start with a small base, then you get to pick the packages you like
then use mkmydsl and create your own mydsl cd at virtually any size.
It is really simple to use.Look in the documentation project.
It is not doing a remaster, much easier than that.
How cool is that.

Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Mar. 01 2005,17:11

Quote (mclien @ Mar. 01 2005,07:18)

<snip>

A'int gonna happen.

Ever.

Period.

-J.P.

Posted by ke4nt1 on Mar. 01 2005,17:12

Using the mkmydsl feature in DSL, my latest creations
are just over 4.0GBs for my bootable Live DVDs.

Make DSL into whatever you need..
Use the tools available..
Don't wait for someone else to build YOUR custom distro for you..

73
ke4nt

Posted by cbagger01 on Mar. 01 2005,17:39

If the "round cd" is the problem, then the solution is obvious.

Burn the 50MB iso to a bigger disk.

Just because DSL is a 50MB distro does not mean that it forces you to use a business card format.

You can take the advice and make a larger custom livecd with 210MB of data on it.

Or the simple approach is to just burn the 50MB iso image on to the 210MB CD and leave the rest of the disk unused.

It will still work fine, and it will not break anyone's CDROM drive.

Posted by linux_gal on Mar. 05 2005,20:04

I use the mini-cd(rw). I also use the spare space for my
personal work, documents, whatever I need to be portable.
I'm still a newbie trying to advance with DSL, however.
Would somebody please advise me how to get the doc files
down, and viewable? Still trying to get MyDSL to fly, but haven't had
much time of late.