Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 Jul 1998 21:04:13 -0400 | From | James Lloyd <> | Subject | Trying to understand Ram-disk in practice....... |
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>Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 20:41:15 -0400 >To: basiclinux@onelist.com >From: JL <sponton@microtec.net> >Subject: Trying to understand Ram-disk in practice....... > >Hi, > >Here what I find on Ram disk is not really comprehensive ..yes, I understand that it is RAM accessed by the system as if it were a disk. But I still dont get response to following questions despite the Bootdisk and other How To + docs : > >1) Say, I have to check my Ram disk...or create a Ram disk. >Physically, is it done by entering a floppy in the floppy drive and copying a ram image that is found on my Install cd of redhat. If it s yes, there s a file on my Install cd that is the ram disk image..what is it s filename..If no, how come some people ask to put a ram disk image on a floppy..or treat Ram disk as if it s something touchable..creatable..How does it work ? > >Thanks > > Jame Ll.
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