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[Christof Lange <cce.zizkov AT volny.cz>]

Steven, 

I am trying to modify the BL2 RAM version in order to use it with
Sindi's 2.4.31 kernels. The main purpose is to get a small tool 
that helps to back up contents of USB storage devices to CD-ROM. 

I took the old basiclinux.gz, added the usb modules for 2.4.31 and 
replaced links with the mini-mc.tgz add-on from the BL2 site. So far 
I am able to to change memory sticks in the same way as CD-ROMs and 
floppies. Now, on /dev/ram0 there is little more than 200kb left. 
If I want to include cdrtools into basiclinux.gz I will need to have 
a much larger RAM disk. 

Is there a way to change the size of /dev/ram0? Is this size 
in some relation to the line 

    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=4096

in the Config file used while compiling the kernel? Would Sindi be 
able to change this figure, eg. to 8192 and to create a custom 
kernel for my application? Which other changes will be necessary? 

Christof


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