Rob Fegley wrote:
> I've noticed that the suggestion is always to format with a DOS boot disk, or
>alternately to use a Linux boot disk and format with "-t msdos" operative. I think
>that I noticed that this format, even once booted and mounted, only observes the
>legacy DOS 8.3 filename construct. Can anyone validate this belief? If so, that
>sucks! And, why would it not be desirable to format and, subsequently, mount this CF
>partition(s) as "ext2" or "ext3" to see all of the benefits of those format types?
> I realize that by using a 128MB CF, I've somewhat strayed from the "spirit" of LEAF
>and LRP, but I'm hoping to achieve an almost completely solid-state (no moving parts,
>except PS and CPU fans; without HDs and other heat generators, will case fans really
>be necessary?) gateway "appliance". To do that, I need more .lrp packages to be
>available than will fit on any floppy. However, I don't need all of the bloat that
>comes with the more mainstream distros of Linux/BSD/Sun.
> I really like what LEAF has allowed me to do thus far, having used both the
>Eigerstein and Bering variants, but my needs would put me at about 3 floppies worth
>of .lrp packages, which will cause me to need to be available any time the box
>re-boots, to have 3 floppy drives, or to go to CD, ZIP, or JAZ. At the point that I
>crossed over 2 floppies worth of packages is when I wanted to go CF, never mind it's
>performance smokes any physical medium.
> I'm more looking for comments at this point than for answers to any specific
>questions!
> Any contribution is appreciated!
The DOS format is only used for storing "compressed programs." The lrp
files all have 8.3 DOS filenames. When the lrps are loaded they expand
into a file system that runs entirely in RAM (MINIX) and is no longer
DOS. Your 128 meg flash is only used for the few seconds it takes to
boot and during backups and rare occasions when you mount it for some
reason. DOS is used is so that it is compatible with floppies. It is
useful to keep backups of your lrps on floppy in case somehow the flash
gets screwed up. My DCD has not done a reboot for over 200 days, but I
keep extra copies of all the configuration files on floppy just in case
something goes haywire. This practice has saved me several times in the
last 3 years. LEAF runs in RAM which is used both for filesystem
partitions and system ram.
Victor McAllister
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