* Mark or2uvma02@sneakemail.com [20051123 09:01]:
You don't have to delete any of the packages. ;-) ... That's not possible, think about the way grml2hd has to run. (Copying all files from the[ un]compressed, loopback mounted squashfs-file.)
All it would take is a filter to omit specific files. There are various ways to do that. I don't see why it's easier to go back and delete files. It's just as much work to avoid copying specific files as it is to copy-all and then delete them.
Please take a look at the source code of grml2hd to see why we won't integrate such a solution. Saving some few MB when copying >2GB compared with the code complexity such a solution would have, is nothing anyone of us will implement. grml2hd should stay small, maintainable and therefor stable.
This derives from the debian package, it's not a grml issue. And such questions are important for some people.
People booting the CD are probably not running PostgreSQL databases from the CD. I'm not clear why PostgreSQL belongs on a sysadmin CD...but you must have reasons.
Sysadmins have to test stuff with databases. And migrate, backup and restore databases.
Do you have an LCD or TFT? Do you have an "auto adjust" button on your monitor?
It's a CRT monitor; no auto-adjust. I leave the monitor settings exactly as when I use my computer for Windows. I use CD defaults for GRML boot. The grml-CD fonts and video defaults look good. The USB hard drive boot has the ugliness.
Hm interesting, I'll google for it.
Could you provide a screenshot please?
I tried snapping digital photos, but they are bad. The screen has some curvature and the lighting is rotten. I can't freeze the boot process either. Sorrry, I tried! The video card is nVidia GeForce 3.
Ok, no problem. I'll have to ask google anyway.
The grml-kernel does not fit with all its features on a floppy disk. So you have to use such a specialized floppy disk.
I understand the need for specialized floppies, which is why the installer should make them.
Why should the installer create them if they already exist? Anyway, I'll add a hint to http://grml.org/grml2hd/
regards, -mika-