[Xastir] maps directory question

[Dick C. Reichenbach]

Unless you're running knoppix off a bootable DVD (is there a bootable 
DVD spec?), I don't think there is much room on there for any 
signifigant maps.  I had thought at one point that scince a lot of 
computers now have dual CD's or a DVD and a CD-RW, that you could boot 
knoppix off of /dev/cdrom0 and then symlink /dev/cdrom1 to the maps 
directory and have the maps heirarchy pre-burned on CD.  The mount and 
symlink could be created at startup.  I know that knoppix has some tools 
for storing home directory data on removable storage like thumb drives 
and neat stuff like that.  One of those tools might help you in some way.

Dick Ri
KC8OBZ

VK5ZTY wrote:

>On the aprs sig the question about a linux live CD with xastir and other
>amateur radio programs was asked.
>
>A local amateur has tried a knoppix distro from
> http://www.afu-knoppix.de/ 
>
>The copy he has is largely in german, but that can be worked around with
>the LANG variable and xastir with the -l switch.
>
>The next problem is maps.  There are some maps on the CD but not for
>this part of the world.
>
>Is there any way to specify an alternative maps directory on startup so
>that xastir looks for maps on the hard drive instead of on the CD.
>
>Thanks
>
>John
>VK5ZTY
>
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