Using RAMBOOT to build a diskless home router OS

What it does

This HOWTO provides an example of using RAMBOOT for a home router on an inexpensive Intel Atom setup. The RAMBOOT project was actually started specifically for this system. Total cost at the time of purchase (March 2012): $326.36 (including shipping). This setup makes use of 4GB RAM, with a 1GB ramdisk and 3GB remaining for the OS. Install the latest RAMBOOT release to the USB flash using the instructions on the RAMBOOT website (RAMBOOT-1.0.0-beta1 was used for this HOWTO). Modify the SYSLINUX.CFG file on the USB flash (in the SYSLINUX directory) to set the correct boot device and ramdisk size: Upon first boot, the absence of a config.tar.gz archive will result in the root account being…from ramboot.org

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