SYSTEM CONSEQUENCES

The need to SAVE SESSION via the Faunos system is reduced or eliminated at the users discretion thus providing fastest reboot time. This feature is under revision in the Larch parameters as this wiki is prepared.

“REBOOT” of the system without “SAVE SESSION” removes any and all packages added via the use of the cachedir archive.

Adding packages in this manner allows checkout of new package impact on the system without interfering with the basic boot system.

Power savings are obvious!

Downloading via mirrors (many throttled) takes much time! The power required to download into HDD is nearly fully eliminated with no increase in delays (actual speed of CF is 40+MB/sec for UDMA 4/5).

INSTALL from cachedir is at 40+MB/sec with UDMA 4,5. Cachedir is identified as /media/disk for installs. It is called --cachedir when loading via pacman/aufs.

System cache in /var/cache/pacman/pkg is not utilized.

PacTrac in Faunos provides a complete log of installed programs (including those installed toram from cachedir) and the last installed version as well as a listing of installable programs via pacman. This program is inherent in Faunos boot flash device.

Additional elements of video, graphics and text can be include in the cachedir . For example,1GB .avi. This video file can be entered in ram via tmpfs and the player via pacman into ram...then execution and data are all in ram. The tmpfs video file can be deleted and another video file inserted...ad infinitum!

All is readonly for the flash drives after initial install of thevideo file(s) to cachedir. A text file to provide a paste of pacman install commands for cachedir package groups is also an aid to users if incorporated in the cachedir.

Larch systems would provide a similar capability except for the PacTrac that Faunos provides.

The cachedir appears in the system as a media disk with hdx ID.

All USB functions are available and a USB/HDD adapter permits access to external HDD data and storage. Also, external CD/DVD devices are similarly available although DVD play is not clean. Best is to put .vob in files of the cachedir.

Moore's law applies to flash devices!!!!!!!!!

INSTALLATION:

This wiki is based on describing the “LIVE” flash drive capabilities introduced by UDMA capable flash devices with archlinux based operational capabilities. Therefore, an arch-based installation is required. In this wiki,that is Faunos which is flash-installed, based on archlinux packages and Larch-derived install parameters.

A 2GB compact flash drive is recommended with adapter, either for HDD use or a USB adapter, preferably a USB 2.0 adapter..