On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 Tom_Kirksey@ingersoll-rand.com wrote:
> > I copy /etc/init.d/twmrc to /usr/local, make changes, then
kill
> the
> >twm process and restart it with "twm -f /usr/local/twmrc &". This makes
> it
> >easy to play with various twmrc changes before reflashing filesystem(s),
> and
> >/usr/local/twmrc survivies reboots.
>
> Can't we write to /etc/init.d (etc -> /mnt/ramfs/etc)? I backed up
twmrc,
> changed it in /etc/init.d, then killed twm and restarted it. It came up
in
> some weird, default mode. I had to reboot to restore it.
>
> I will give your way a try...
>
> Tom
>You can but since /etc is in ramfs (copied their from flash at boot time),
it
>will be erased on the next re-boot. The /usr/local thing assumes
/usr/local is
>an ext2 partition, which for some people, it isn't...
I want to be able to play with twmrc in RAM instead of flash. Once I get
it the way I want it, I can move it to flash or CF. This cuts down on
unnecessary writes to flash (100,000 writes can happen quick).
Tom
Received on Wed Oct 25 05:38:46 2000
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