hi Duncan, Can u pls explain a bit in more detail about flash+ramdisk concept or any docs for the same. It sounds a very interesting .
----- Original Message ----- From: "Duncan Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 3:44 AM Subject: Re: anyway to safely make the hard drive "read only"? > On Wed, 22 May 2002, erik sabowski wrote: > > > Is there anyway to get a redhat installation so that when it loads up it > > will no longer write to the disk? I am helping a friend with a > > Mount the file system read-only. > > Note that things sometimes try to write data to the drive - you'd want to > make /tmp writable at the least probably. > > Or, use flash + ramdisk and boot into RAM. You can write all the data you > like, and when you're finished, just reset from flash. > > -- > > Sapere aude > My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely. > Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.361 / Virus Database: 199 - Release Date: 5/7/02 _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list