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Sindi Keesan wrote:
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> Why can't a ramdisk be larger than 4M?  

The maximum is specified when the kernel is compiled.

> Could you change from 4096 to twice that, for instance?  

Only when you compile the kernel.  But I'm not sure about
the 2.2 kernel.  The 2.4 kernel can definitely set a larger
ramdisk when the kernel is compiled.  The 2.0 kernel
definitely can't.

> There is also a /hd, we noticed.

You can make as many mountpoints as you want.  And call
them whatever you want.  They are just directories.

> Are there many basiclinux users who don't have a way to 
> make a plain DOS boot disk?  

Oh yes.  Most people have Windows 2000/XP/??? without a real 
DOS (so they cannot even boot BasicLinux).  The only way they 
can use it is to make the floppy.  I use fdimage.exe because 
it works both from real DOS and from the pseudo-DOS that 
Windows now has.  

> Could Part2 be made 200K larger and Part1 made smaller so 
> as to leave more room on the boot disk?

Yes, simply adjust the split parameter in make_fd.bat.
Part1 is currently set at 400kb.

Keep in mind, however, that subsequent versions of BasicLinux
might be (slightly) larger.  Unless you want to redo make_fd.zip
for every new version, you should leave some leeway.
 
Cheers,
Steven