BootToRAM

[intense.ego]

I've always been interested in this (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootToRAM) project, but I never actually considered doing it because I didn't have enough RAM. Now that I do, I want to use it because I think it would be convenient for when I need to quickly check something out on the internet.

The guide is, however, a bit complicated for a relative noob like me, and it is also a bit outdated. Does anyone know of a simpler guide (perhaps one that has scripts to do the harder bits?) and which is more up-to-date (that could work for hardy, for example)?

[SuperSon!c]

unless you're talking about a laptop, i don't understand why people (that regularly read this forum) feel the need to turn off their pc's.

[teet]

unless you're talking about a laptop, i don't understand why people (that regularly read this forum) feel the need to turn off their pc's.

Off-topic: To save power and money! I only need to use my desktop for at most 6 hours in the evening/nite (on average). Why have it running for the other 18 hours?

[SuperSon!c]

but that may or may not save your hardware doing that. yeah, off-topic, but was curiouis.

[smoker]

I've always been interested in this (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootToRAM) project, but I never actually considered doing it because I didn't have enough RAM. Now that I do, I want to use it because I think it would be convenient for when I need to quickly check something out on the internet.

The guide is, however, a bit complicated for a relative noob like me, and it is also a bit outdated. Does anyone know of a simpler guide (perhaps one that has scripts to do the harder bits?) and which is more up-to-date (that could work for hardy, for example)?

unless you really want ubuntu to boot to ram, there is another distro ready built and loads straight into ram, that will save you the hassle - check out puppy: http://puppylinux.com/about.htm

[prshah]

I've always been interested in this (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootToRAM) project, but I never actually considered doing it because I didn't have enough RAM.

Does anyone know of a simpler guide and which is more up-to-date (could work for hardy, for example)?

Wow, looks interesting. I'm running hardy 32bit, but am, as we speak, downloading 64 bit, which I will try to setup as a BootToRAM. If I succeed, maybe a good up-to-date guide may follow?

As you said, a BTR installation should allow a quick-and-dirty bootup for a single task, that makes it a useful tool!

[Zimmer]

MCNLive that is a Mandriva flavour for booting from a USB stick and will copy2ram .Then the stick is free for files etc, it will also remaster a CD for you on the fly with the software you may have installed in the session!
http://www.mcnlive.org/

[tw3k]

I have an odd setup.

I boot off of usb stick mounted to /boot and / while /usr and /home/dir are on the HD.

It is a lowend rig that would likely operate smoother with BTR.

[SuperSon!c]

I've always been interested in this (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootToRAM) project, but I never actually considered doing it because I didn't have enough RAM. Now that I do, I want to use it because I think it would be convenient for when I need to quickly check something out on the internet.

The guide is, however, a bit complicated for a relative noob like me, and it is also a bit outdated. Does anyone know of a simpler guide (perhaps one that has scripts to do the harder bits?) and which is more up-to-date (that could work for hardy, for example)?

that is interesting but i noticed that it was last edited of 01/2008 - where is it outdated specifically?

[capink]

Try this guide (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=707230). It is based on the old one but has some differences.

[intense.ego]

that is interesting but i noticed that it was last edited of 01/2008 - where is it outdated specifically?

The author says he is using Feisty Fawn, so its nearly a year old.

[intense.ego]

Try this guide (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=707230). It is based on the old one but has some differences.

Thanks capink, just the type of guide I was looking for! I will try this guide as soon as I install Hardy (the new filesystem would be smaller, and it would be Hardy of course).