[Soekris] e: Ram Disk based linux distro ?

[jvargas@whywire.net]

> Hi,
>
> why on earth go from OpenBSD "back" to Linux? OpenBSD is small, easy to
> install and use, highly combat proven, and it's "run from MFS"
> capabilities are practically off-the-shelf. And the MFS feature is very
> well documented (www.kernel-panic.it a.o.).

Yeah. I don't need to swith OS(es). I just need to be able to use
prims2_srec for a "one time only" task.  I am not sure that prism2_srec
will work under emulation, given that it is a hostap driver related tool.
But now that you suggest it I will try.

> If you insist on using Linux, maybe try using Debian with an NFS root.
> You'll need a second box for that one, though. But nothing will touch
> the CF card unless you explicitly tell it to do so. The Debian PXE boot
> procedure is also very well documented by the way. Debian would be my
> distro of choice if I had to create a "small Linux", Linux From Scratch
> might also be an option in your case. I'd still stick with OpenBSD
> myself. If you haven't been using it before: it's incredibly
> straightforward and easy, and extremely well documented. Well worth the
> effort.

I guess debian is my next friend with a diskless installation. I just
thought that there was a RD or MFS based distros out there. OpenBSD with
Flashboot rocks big this way.

Thanks for the help,

-- Jaime