HD Install :: 64Mega HD install

roberts is right.

Any changes you make can be saved in your backup file and additional apps can be packaged as mydsl files to load at boot.

If your mini-itx is connected to the web via a broadband connection, you could boot it with DSL on a USB stick and upgrade your CF card with the latest version by doing THIS. I use this method (or a variation) to update all my DSL installs when a new version is released. No reason to burn CD's. I can update my pendrive and hard drive installations.

Good luck

Chris

thanks for the replies.. we are thinking about the solutions you suggested. One more thing, what do you mean with "Limited writes would soon kill the device"? that those IDE/CF tend do die soon if I don't overwrite the whole device every time? or just that they have a limited lifetime if I write too much on them ?

thanks,
leonardo.

Your second choice is correct.
Like USBflash keys, Compact Flash also has a finite lifetime
for the amount of WRITES it can sustain without errors.
Readability is no problem, lifespanwise.

As both clivesay and roberts has mentioned,
I also run only the compressed, read-only, frugal type installs
for all of my laptops, desktops, and car audio installs..
They are VERY easy to upgrade!
They are VERY easy to customize!
It is very easy to add new programs and apps to them.
You can save all your personal data, files, mail, etc.. in an
encrypted backup, located either in your CF, a USBkey, or FTP site.
Once you have setup your "custom" linux environment,
it is also easy to create a new " mydsl.iso" , creating
your own customized linux distro, based on DSL, that you can
use to burn your own bootable CD, DVD, or place into another
CF disk, USBkey, or other media.

73
ke4nt

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