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Neil Williams wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:06:10 +0100
> Neil Stone <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Soon, Emdebian - we have a rootfs that will install in 19Mb (5Mb
> download) but more work is required to actually get the thing working.
> This leaves plenty of room on the CF for the applications and could
> result in a OS that runs almost entirely in RAM - which is important
> where CF is concerned. You need to ensure that you write to CF as few
> times as possible - if you can make the CF read-only and put /tmp
> and /var into a ramdisk, you would have a very responsive unit.
>
> The current rootfs (ARM only currently) is also being reduced in size
> further with the aim of getting below 5Mb (installed size, <3Mb
> download) by replacing glibc with uclibc, resulting in a rootfs that is
> just 8 packages, or so.
>
> (The rootfs is the core filesystem that allows you into a shell running
> on that box. It does not include a kernel. Together, the kernel, the
> kernel modules and the rootfs can provide a basic bootable system.)
>
> It could be fun to have a bootable GNU/Linux distro that is not much
> bigger than a JPEG from a modern digital camera!
> ;-)
>
> <blackhatmode>Here, download this lovely picture of
> {money,girls,secrets.etc}! {aside}It'll crash your system, install a
> replacement OS and download loads of free software when you hit the
> restart button! </blackhatmode>
>
>
Apologies for the delayed reply - I've been upt' North
Looks promising - How soon is soon?
I'm currently messing about with DSL - stripping out the stuff I don't
need/want just for starters.
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