David, many thanks for your reply.
regards Mart David Kerr wrote: > Unionfs turns the Astlinux RAM-based disk into one with persistent > storage... anything that you write to the disk gets saved onto the CF card > and "replaces" the version that is on the RAM disk. So all (yes every) > configuration file will survive a reboot. > If you use genunion, you no longer need the USB keydisk. Everything that > was on the USB KD is now on the CF card (in the same file structure that it > was on the KD). I believe that the genunion script includes instructions on > where to copy your existing KD filed into the new unionfs partition so that > you don't need to recreate everything. > > In general you wouldn't explicitly access the CF card by going to the CF > card mount, rather you would access it through the normal filesystem... and > unionfs would read/write from the CF (or the ramdisk) as necessary. > However, if you want to see exactly what is on the CF card unionfs > partition, then you can go to /oldroot/asturw and you will find it. > > Hope this helps > > Daivd > > > > On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Martin Rogers > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hi >> >> any takers for this question please. >> >> Is this something which no one else has done, or is it just a plain >> stupid thing to ask? >> >> Thanks >> Mart >> >> >> Martin Rogers wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> I have a recent Astlinux system which uses a USB stick and genkd. >>> >>> When I want to modify the configuration I can modify the files on the >>> keydisk and everything is OK. >>> >>> However I now need to change the root password. I understand that I need >>> to use genuinon for this, and have a second IDE CF device fitted which I >>> want to use as the genunion/RW partition. >>> >>> If I run genunion, >>> 1. which config files will be stored on the new CF ? >>> 2. will the USB stick files still be required/used. If so which >> ones. >>> 3. If I wanted to do away with the USB stick and just use genunion by >>> reinstalling the system and not running genkd, where would the .conf >>> files be stored on the CF partition. >>> >>> Thanks >>> regards >>> Mart >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >>> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >>> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >> world >>> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Astlinux-users mailing list >>> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >>> >>> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Astlinux-users mailing list >> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >> >> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
