Re: I want to make a linux on my usb storage

Hello,

Why not just use vmplayer and store a vmware image of the computer you
want
on the flash drive? You can store the vmplayer install files on the flash
too. Since all machines will recognize the drive you can always bring up
your virtual machine. It can have anything any other linux system has.

You have still to fit the image and the vmplayer into 32 Mb, which is harder
than only have the image (or linux file system) on it.

By the way, I doubt you can even buy flash drives that are only 32MB any
more.

I have a Compact Flash card with 32 Mb and use an CF2IDE adaptor. They are
still sold. And if I think about other countries, they might still be an
only option...

but now , i don't certen about the step 2> and 3>,because i haven't
known the steps that a real linux boot,anyone help please!

First, the kernel mounts the root device (if initrd: /dev/ram0) as the root
and executes /sbin/init (if initrd: /initrd). This init program then starts
additional processes, normally these are getty's on the different virtual
consoles, which then start login-processes and shells. You can start
anything there.

But, and this is my biggest problem, init may be linked to libraries, but
they must of course be available and add another layer of complexity. But,
this is possible.

by the way, do you think a "GUI" on it is impossible?
tell me please!

It is possible with a lot less. I had run Linux just for fun on a Palm IIIx
device, including some GUI programs, in 4 Mb of memory without any mass
storage. But it was not usable. Another thing which works is the Tuxbox
distribution which runs completely out of 8 Mb flash and provides a
remote-controlled GUI.
So it is doable. The only question is what you want to invest (time, money,
work).

Regards,
Sebastian


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