Can I make Knoppix run entirely in memory?

**GottaBuild** · 05-21-2006, 10:10 PM

Hello. I have a DELL 2350 with 1 GB memoery and no hard disk. I am running Knoppix live CD. WHen I check out memoery usage during normal operations I see 700+ MB free. However, my CD drive starts working now and then, slowing everything up. So here's my 2-part question:

1) Is there a way to get all of Knoppix to load into memory so that the CD drive can remain idle?
2) If so, is 1GB enough?

Thanks.

**Harry Kuhman** · 05-21-2006, 10:37 PM

1) Yes
2) Yes
Read the wiki section on Cheat Codes for the toram cheat code.

**maxIT** · 05-22-2006, 07:14 PM

By the way I'm wondering about making 'toram' in a system with 512MB-ram and 500MB-swap. I've tried once without success.
Any idea on how to enable the swap partition before 'toram' command is executed?