Re: Re: BDI install disk for EMC

Ron Ginger wrote:

> There is a single floppy version of linux called mulinux that can do
> this- I use it as my normal recovery process at work where I have over
>
> 30 linux systems. I do backus to a cd, then if I have to restore I
> boot
> mulinix. I also use it to clone new installations so I dont have to do
>
> every system from a fresh install.
>
> This could clearly be done for EMC, BUT hardware variation is will be
> the problem- I do it because I control all the machines.
>
> The real answer is for someone to patch a kernel for real time, then
> make a new rpm package out of it. That way everyone can simply install
>
> the rpm and run. This is why rpm was written. It would take just a few
>
> hours to do.

Yup, I'm aware of the hardware compatibility problem. All my machines
are different in more than
one respect. RPM is great, but I never looked into how to create an RPM
file.

Jon