At 09:29 AM 2/8/2002 -0600, guitarlynn wrote: ... >In other words, how many folks have said: "Can I run LEAF on a >harddrive (IDE)". We say, "you can, but it is a security risk compared >to a floppy". What would it mean to be able to say: "You can use a hd, >but if you want it as secure as the floppy, a $10-20 add-in IDE module >is available here (link)." I think a lot of people would find this >useful, IMHO, or maybe I'm thinking too hard and flogging a dead dog!
A simple question: What if during the initial boot process you mount your hard disk as a read-only device then delete the mount command? Would this be sufficient protection for a HD? (i.e. Is there any other program that could be used to remount the HD?) Saving config changes could be handled by mounting a config floppy during the init process that never gets umounted during normal operation.
