yes... I will do this this way. thanks for the thrashing! lol On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Having this Windows ramdisk on a Flash disk, you MUST have copied it > correctly - it's going to need a partition of it's own (RAMDISKs are like > boot floppies); next you will need a BIOS that allows you to specify a USB > device in boot order. This is a complex process in itself. > > I can see you are spoiled by Nix? Under Linux you can download any iso and > loop mount it, then copy it in total to a new drive, edit it and reburn it. > > In this way, one can trivially change any distro you provide for an > InstallFest, or as a gift for a new "trainee". > > You can brand your own installs, script additional features or process > startups (tunnels), preconfigure example files (hosts, sshd_config [certain > characters in files {alt255 on keypad} will keep any line from running while > it appears in the config file], recompile top/ls/df to do whatever you might > like, or simply run a script to add a rootkit for instance. > > I suggest that your repair ramdisk be made following the instructions - *just > use a CD*. > > obnosis.com | wiki.obnosis.com| (503)754-4452 > PLUG HACKFESTS 2nd > Saturday Each Month@Noon - 3PM > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:46:57 -0500 > Subject: Re: UBCD4WIN > From: bmike1@gmail.com > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > is this not possible? > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 1:46 PM, mike havens wrote: > > I was hoping that what i could do is drag-n-drop the drive onto an icon > and not need to burn a cd. That way I could update it at home nd bring the > flash-drive to the job. > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 1:26 AM, Charles Jones < > charles.jones@ciscolearning.org> wrote: > > mike havens wrote: > > I downloaded it and am unpacking it now. I am, however, unclear as to > > where to get updates and how to install them into the program. What I > > am going to do is put it onto a flash drive and just update the virus > > info! > > Mike, > > Once you boot the disc (it takes a frighteningly long time to boot up > windows from a super-compressed CD), it will ask you first which shell > to launch, the default one is fine. Then it will ask if you want to > bring up the network interfaces. choose yes and just accept the defaults > (assuming DHCP). Then once you are online you can for instance launch > SpyBot Search & Destroy (one of the AV tools), and use the built-in > update function. It will connect to their server and download the > updates (to the RAMDISK) and then restart (spybot S&D restarts). You can > then do a scan with the newest updates. > > You can also use the web browser, etc, if you want to download install > your own program (if its small enough to fit in the ramdisk). > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live™ Contacts: Organize your contact list. Check it out. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: