[RULE] Re: OFFTOPIC: LiveCD issues.

[Da Worm]

>Where did you find these pages? I have a project that I need to get done
>with USB keychains for infected windows school machines.. and I want to
>use linux+clamav to do that. The plan is to use Fedora Core 2 to build a 
>minimal LiveCD image add in the clamav, chkrootkit, and some other 
>tools, and then build a USB keychain and a CDrom for the schools to be 
>able to boot the box up and clean the machine.

This is the URL where the info is located:

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Gentoo_LiveCD_and_LiveUSB

Note, you'll need a Gentoo system to do this.  I don't think you can
apply much of this to FC2.  Well, once you set up a Gentoo box and
emerge the LiveCD builder scripts, you could probably pour through
them to figure out how they work.

The "stage 4" info also came from the wiki:

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Custom_Stage4

This isn't exactly a LiveCD type thing, but I believe that were one
to build a normal system using GenKernel (which builds a desktop
kernel that is like the LiveCD kernel, that will find most system's
hardware automatically) and then install the needed apps, you
could use this to make a more complete install CD.  It would take
more than a USB fob likely holds, unless you get a really big one.

>On a more RULE issue.. what is considered a older box these days. I have 
>had to send my 486 and older boxes to the recycler because the MB had 
>gotten hardware problems and it was cheaper to get a 'newer' old 686 
>than a replacement.

I have no idea, in general.  To me, the least machine I'd consider for a 
GUI based desktop would be a P90 or so, but others have commented 
they find use in 486's as well.  It probably also depends on what part of
the world you are in and what your expectations are.  I find it hard to go
back, others that have never seen a P4-3.0GHz machine would probably
not have any problem with a 5 minute load time for a desktop.  They 
wouldn't know it was slow (in comparison).

Jeff.




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