From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 13 07:13:45 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C057106566C for ; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:13:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matt@smiffytech.com) Received: from prospero.kbc.net.au (prospero.kbc.net.au [150.101.97.167]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 140928FC0A for ; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:13:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.10.10.212] (brutus_ii [10.10.10.212]) by prospero.kbc.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id D791A9C0B3 for ; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:43:43 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <4AAC9BA7.9000307@smiffytech.com> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:43:43 +0930 From: Matthew Smith User-Agent: Mozilla-Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20090707) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org References: <1194242475.20090912204353@serebryakov.spb.ru> <78ACB4D316DCF346930D02BC4B2A4FE905DCD945@mail.syx.local> <4AAC6ED0.5030702@smiffytech.com> <20090912.232959.723161857.imp@bsdimp.com> <4AAC84E8.2090102@smiffytech.com> In-Reply-To: <4AAC84E8.2090102@smiffytech.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Some small networked box with FreeBSD support? X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:13:45 -0000 Quoth Matthew Smith at 2009-09-13 15:06... >> FreeBSD installs into about 400MB w/o any tweaks at all. so 4gb >> should be child's play. > > I must have been doing something wrong because the couple of times I > tried, it ran out of space. Perhaps I need to do a minimal install and > then add any packages I need by hand. Just out of curiosity, I tried the same installation (FreeBSD 6.3, i386 - kernel developer config) on a VMware virtual machine to which I had allocated 16Gb of disc. No problems. The clean installation takes up about 650Mb. Why the installation is failing on the 4Gb drive I cannot fathom. Obviously the installer is doing *something* funny. Whilst the Alix devices still look attractive, I've just ordered some RAM via eBay to take both the SBCs up to 128Mb (currently only have 16Mb each.) Will see if I can't get something working. (Odds are the wretched things won't boot off the CF disc like the old ThinkPad I tried it in.) Cheers M -- Matthew Smith Smiffytech - Technology Consulting & Web Application Development Business: http://www.smiffytech.com/ Blog/personal: http://www.smiffysplace.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/smiffy Skype: msmiffy Twitter: @smiffy