[BL] Howto get more BL3 filesystem space?

baslinux at lists.ibiblio.org baslinux at lists.ibiblio.org
Fri Feb 6 16:48:00 EST 2009


Hi Folks,

On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 12:01:47 -0800, baslinux at lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> Maybe this is within a past thread somewhere, but how could I tweak
> Basic Linux 3.5 to get more working directory space on the root
> filesystem ??  Would it help to reinstall BL3.50 from "scratch"
> so-to-speak, modify certain parameters of the various startup files'
> command sequences, delete certain unused commends, ... etcetera ??

> The PC in question is a desktop Pentium 90 with 2 x 1 GB hdd's, 96MB
> RAM, fdd, 32X cdrom, 10/100 Fast Ethernet NIC, no USB.
> Currently dual boots DOS 6 and Windows98, with Basic Linux starting on
> the hda1 DOS partition from the standard C:\BASLIN\BOOT.BAT startup
> sequence ( 'loadlin bzimage root=/dev/loop0 initrd=initfs.gz rw' )


   If you are using the loop installation, then you are limited by the
default file system. 20 MB

   There is a 50 MB replacement available, with some extra stuff already
included, which may suit you better.

    Find it at: http://www.ausreg.com/bl/bl3/readme.htm

Regards,
         Ron


Ron Clarke
AUSREG Consultancy      http://www.ausreg.com
Tadpole Tunes           http://www.tadpoletunes.com
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