Linux Ramdrive

[keifer]

Is there anyway to make a ram drive in linux. I have searched but haven't found anything I was looking for yet.

Thanks

Keith

[mdwatts]

How about something like

http://www.linuxrouter.org/docs.shtml

which I found with a Google for Linux search for 'create ramdisk'.

Look into initrd.

man initrd

[keifer]

I will have to look into that. Thanks for the help.

Thanks

Keith

[mdwatts]

Hopefully other JL members will be able to post other suggestions or even specific instructions on setting up a ramdisk.

Perhaps if you posted the reason why you want to create a ramdisk in Linux and what it will be used for may help in assisting those that reply.

[keifer]

I want to use it for a temp drive for internet cache or decompressing files.

thanks

keith