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Topic: Size of a 5way install, what size should a five way install take

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declanh

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Posted: Dec. 24 2005,11:21

I've sucessfully installed to usb using the livecd and then the 5way install - it leaves me 16mb free out of a new 128mb stick - is this about right ? I had thought I would have had more free space than this ?

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ps - after a week of tinkering with a 1gb drive, then a 256mb drive i finally got it working on a 128mb drive - i put this down to the drive geometry - i could not get this working on the 256 despite using sfdisk to reconfigure the geometry.

clivesay

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Posted: Dec. 24 2005,14:39

The 5way install includes the embedded version of DSL. That version has a 60mb 'virtual' HD so that is why you are seeing the increased size, if I remember correctly.

Chris

declanh

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Posted: Dec. 24 2005,23:20

Quote (clivesay @ Dec. 24 2005,09:39)

The 5way install includes the embedded version of DSL. That version has a 60mb 'virtual' HD so that is why you are seeing the increased size, if I remember correctly.

Chris

but should it not be possible for the embedded version from from FLASH to just use the flash disk as the disk (as per the ordinary non embedded version) doing so would save 60mb ?

cbagger01

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Posted: Dec. 27 2005,19:06

No, because the Flash disk is being used by Windows (aka D:\ drive, E:\ drive or something like that) and cannot be used simulataneously by DSL embedded as a virtual HD.

HOWEVER,

it is still possible to read and write files to the flashdrive for either windows or DSL embedded.

You can use Windows Networking to "SHARE" your E:\ drive (or other appropriate name) and then use SAMBA.DSL or the smbclient program to access the files from inside DSL embedded.

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