flint@gistdev.gist.com (Flint Pellett) (05/03/91)
I am interested in finding out if anyone knows of RAM disk software that will run on a '386 UNIX (ISC or AT&T R3.2) system. Commercial is fine. (I don't have much real use for it myself, but a customer who is used to DOS wants it.) I don't recall having heard of any such product before: please email any pointers and I can summarize later. Thanks. Flint Pellett, Global Information Systems Technology, Inc. 1800 Woodfield Drive, Savoy, IL 61874 (217) 352-1165 uunet!gistdev!flint or flint@gistdev.gist.com -- Flint Pellett, Global Information Systems Technology, Inc. 1800 Woodfield Drive, Savoy, IL 61874 (217) 352-1165 uunet!gistdev!flint or flint@gistdev.gist.com
larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) (05/03/91)
flint@gistdev.gist.com (Flint Pellett) writes: >I am interested in finding out if anyone knows of RAM disk software >that will run on a '386 UNIX (ISC or AT&T R3.2) system. Commercial is what is wrong with the ram disk that one can configure in the kernel using kconfig? -- Larry Snyder, NSTAR Public Access Unix 219-289-0287/317-251-7391 HST/PEP/V.32/v.32bis/v.42bis regional UUCP mapping coordinator {larry@nstar.rn.com, ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!larry}
flint@gistdev.gist.com (Flint Pellett) (05/04/91)
Summary RE: RAM disk on UNIX: (I received a lot of response: mucho thanks to everyone who sent me information!) Several people pointed out that ISC already has a RAM disk capability built in. (I don't use ISC so I wasn't aware of that.) (Details: Run kconfig, elect to configure the HPDD (for High Performance Disk Drive?), and at some point it will ask if you want a RAM disk. Say yes, it will ask how big, and then will configure it for you. Build the new kernel, reboot, and the ramdisk will be mounted as /tmp.) Another respondent sent a copy of a recent posting of ram disk source that appeared in comp.unix.sysv386. -- Flint Pellett, Global Information Systems Technology, Inc. 1800 Woodfield Drive, Savoy, IL 61874 (217) 352-1165 uunet!gistdev!flint or flint@gistdev.gist.com
bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser) (05/04/91)
In article <1170@gistdev.gist.com> flint@gistdev.gist.com (Flint Pellett) writes: > >Several people pointed out that ISC already has a RAM disk capability >built in. (I don't use ISC so I wasn't aware of that.) (Details: ESIX has some sort of RAM disk capability, too; it's used by the INSTALL procedure. I've never had a chance to look into how to use it in real life though -- I don't know if it can be used (anyone tried it?) -- bill@unixland.uucp The Think_Tank BBS & Public Access Unix ...!uunet!think!unixland!bill ..!{uunet,bloom-beacon,esegue}!world!unixland!bill 508-655-3848 (2400) 508-651-8723 (9600-HST) 508-651-8733 (9600-PEP-V32)
davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (05/08/91)
In article <1170@gistdev.gist.com> flint@gistdev.gist.com (Flint Pellett) writes: | Several people pointed out that ISC already has a RAM disk capability | built in. SCO has support as well, although they tell you (correctly) that in most cases your system will run better with the memory as memory. They also allow a device which is shared by processes and which goes away when the last processes closes it. Handy. -- bill davidsen - davidsen@sixhub.uucp (uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen) sysop *IX BBS and Public Access UNIX moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 80386 mailing list "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me
lyons@srg (Don R. Lyons x4811) (05/11/91)
In article <3871@sixhub.UUCP> davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) writes: > allow a device which is shared by processes and which goes away when the > last processes closes it. Handy. what device would this be? -- Don R Lyons Any opinions expressed are my own. Arinc Research Inc uucp : uunet!srg!lyons SRG, Mail Stop 5230 voice: 301 266 4811 2551 Riva Road Annapolis , MD 21401 fax : 301 266 2047