RE: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Kernel 2.6

[Bruce S. <bw...@ar...>]

> Thankyou very much for the information. So basically:
> 
> Devil linux runs from readonly filesystem.

Yes.

> Devil linux is 2.4 based apart from devel versions.

Yes.

> To give you a rough idea we current have a linux network appliance,
> which runs from compact flash, the problem we have is that clients tend
> to unplug the flash without warning thus corrupting the flash, so im
> looking for a alternative booting method to negate this issue. Devil
> looks a fine candidate. 

DL will run from CDROM, compact flash, or a USB flash drive, or just
about anything that the computer bios supports as a boot device.

It has a copy of the ISO filesystem on the media it runs from, so it
cannot logically be written (even if the media is RW).  And unplugging
the media shouldn't cause harm to filesystem (but will crash DL).
Plus you can simply power-off the firewall without any harm.

If you run it from CD, the CD is always mounted and the eject button is
locked so nobody can remove the CD while DL is running.  (FWIW)

> Also on another note, if we do start using devil linux, would you mind
> it if set ourselves up as a UK mirror?

That would be fine.

 - BS