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  1. Re:ROCK linux... by Micah · · Score: 1 · on Toward a New Kind of Linux Distribution

    I took a look at ROCK Linux, along with GenDist, when trying to create a supermini distribution for a log server. Unfortunately, good adequate documentation for both seemed to be lacking. I wanted to continue to try, but didn't have time to dig into it enough. So we're just using a more traditional distro.

    I do think it's a good idea, but there needs to be tons of docs and examples.

  2. Re:An excellent idea! by Mandi+Walls · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Klaus Knopper, Creator of Knoppix Talks to DistroWatch
    As far as using a cd as a secure server, it is very cool, though I would recommend you build your own and use something like bblcd where you have more control over what's going on.

    A bunch of things have to go into a ramdisk to be usable on a run-from-cd distro. That stuff can be altered, and the part you lose is the logs written to harddisk, which is kinda handy to have if something happens.

    anyway, it is neat to do. bblcd is easy if you read the directions. knoppix is neat and i gave it out to my students so they could keep their windows machines for their other classes, though the chance of them ever seeing debian in their future jobs is slim to none, and seeing Red Hat only slightly more likely (which is what the class was taught on).

    --mandi

  3. Another One by OrangeHairMan · · Score: 3, Informative · on Ghost for Unix

    There's a similar project, called RECCD toolkit, but it places the hard drive image onto a CD, rather than over a network. It's great for backup and use in computer labs.

    http://www.bablokb.de/reccd/index.html

  4. Make your own by Shemp · · Score: 1 · on Running Unix Entirely from CD?

    Most of the comments have focused on rescue-type environments. If you want to make your own cd-based linux distro, check out The BBLCD Toolkit. It's the toolkit that was used to make the linuxcare bootable cd.

    Basically, you set up a partition with a linux distro, customize it all you want, make sure it's smaller then 650M, and tell the program to burn it to a cd.

  5. Easily make your own, custom... by FreeLinux · · Score: 1 · on Running Unix Entirely from CD?

    Take a look at this.

    From the web site: BBLCD is a toolkit for building your own bootable Linux CD from your favorite (and possibly customized) distribution. It is more or less an intelligent cp -a / /dev/cdrom (with Linux, it's not that simple, but with Windows, it's impossible). I have created this toolkit because these single-floppy Linux systems have three major drawbacks: floppies are slow, errorprone and always too small.

    The current stable version is fully functional. I have tested it with SuSE 7.x, Red-Hat 7 and Debian 2.2. I have user reports that it also works with Red-Hat 6.2. In fact, it would surprise me if it didn't work with any distribution, but there are so many around, so you never know.

  6. Some pointers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative · on Linux DVD Player on a Bootable CD?
    You can divide the question into two parts.

    First, how to make a bootable Linux disk. Check out The BBLCD Toolkit, Bernhard's Bootable Linux CD or Build your own Bootable Linux CD, and of course the CD-Writing HOWTO. Do some searches on your favorite search engines for more information on making bootable Linux CDs.


    Second, how to start X-windows and run a dedicated application on start up. Check out the Kiosk HOWTO for information on which scripts need to be modified (they talk about booting up netscape, but you'll get the idea). You should also become familiar with Linux and X-windows boot up sequence to find out which scripts need to be modified.