[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > If your hardware isn't too old, changing media is really the way to go. If > your system's BIOS can support a bootable CD, that is unquestionably the way to > go. I switched from a single-floppy Eiger box to a Dachstein-CD setup (with > IPSec), and the flexibility is incredible. It's definitely worth consideration. > > As far as trimming space goes, it sounds like you've been pretty thorough --- > you just can't get 10 lbs of corn in 5 lb sack ;)
Actually, DCD does *not* require a bootable cdrom. One of my systems boots off of the floppy and then gets *all* of its packages off of the cdrom. This scheme leaves little room for subsequent backups on floppy; but, the partial backup schema saves alot of butt, in this regard. HTH > Quoting Christopher Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I'm running Dachstein & trying to fit the freeswain IPSEC pacakges onto > > my > > floppy, but don't have enough room. I've moved up to 1722K format & > > removed > > modules that I'm not using (dhclient, some ip-masq stuff, ethernet > > card > > drivers) but I'm still falling about 75K short. Any ideas where else I > > can > > trim some space? I've poked through the pacakges & can't find anything > > else > > that can be removed or that's big enough to make a difference. > > > > Also, I can unzip the package files with winzip. Anyone know a good way > > to > > re-pacakage them under windows 2K? I don't have a full linux box up > > yet, > > and my Dachstein box is in the grimy basement where I'd prefer not to > > be > > spending a lot of time. > > > > My other option is to move to a different media, but I'd prefer not to > > do > > that either. -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 Dare to fix things before they break . . . Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
