Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] DL 1.3.6-2008-08-28-i686 Error message on save-config

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev...@li... [mailto:devil-
> lin...@li...] On Behalf Of Bruce Smith
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 8:28 AM
> To: dev...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] DL 1.3.6-2008-08-28-i686 Error
> message on save-config
> 
> > Thanks Bruce, that's great, I can relax now! I feel more comfortable
> being
> > able to read the stick from a Windows machine (if ever required, for
> > instance as an emergency way to recover the configuration), so I'll
> stick
> > with vfat and ignore the messages.
> 
> Yes, it's always a good idea to make a copy of the config for backup
> purposes.
> 
> > While I'm enjoying success, I might try running the install-on-usb
> script to
> > migrate the installation from CD to the (vfat) usb stick. Does this
> make it
> > more complicated later on to upgrade DL?
> 
> I haven't done much with the install-on-usb script for a long, so I'm
> probably not the best one to answer that question.
> 
> Personally I really like the "RUNFROMRAM=y" option.  (It takes an
> extra quarter GB of memory, but memory is cheap)  That way the entire
> CD is read into RAM upon initial bootup and then the system runs from
> memory.  It takes longer to boot, but after that, the system is FAST
> because it never has to go back to read the CD.
> 

There may be a problem with the latest 1.3.x and running from a media other
then CD.
I tried upgrading my Firewall last weekend and it blew up (found the ISO but
couldn't use it for some strange reason).
I had not have any time to investigate it. 

Heiko