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ico2

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Posted: Dec. 10 2004,14:23

that should not be a problem if you are only using it for everyday use, if using for swap things could get nasty.
it would be great to have cdrw as a new fstype so they can be written dynamicly, does not seem to be a technology problem, seems to be a driver problem, in time i guess someone will write something to do this (maybe in the next linux kernel)

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Envel

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Posted: Dec. 11 2004,00:59

guess that will have to do.

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Posted: Dec. 11 2004,01:24

Ico, actually it is a technology problem. cdrw can't stand up to the wear and tear expected of a true filesystem. If you want a truely portable tiny, full filesystem, grab a Compact Flash type 2 card and an adapter. CF2 cards are 4200 rpm hard disks, they last REALLY well.

Haven't tried booting DSL off of one myself, but it should work.

-J.P.

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Posted: Dec. 11 2004,02:55

You could use a CD-RW for this purpose.

However, a BOOTABLE CD-RW that does this is out of the question.

You would need to carry 2 disks.

Disk #1: DSL boot CD (boot in "toram" mode)
Disk #2: CD-RW for data storage

See this project for more details:

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs....ls.html

Envel

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Posted: Dec. 11 2004,07:00

thanks, the link helps. but i think i should first learn to make my own ISOs and stuff.

how about a zip drive? is a compact flash type 2 the only availiable thing?

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