From owner-freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 16 02:10:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BD3916A4CE for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2004 02:10:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freebie.dcfinc.com (freebie.dcfinc.com [205.159.99.240]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 699D343D1D for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2004 02:10:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@DCFinc.com) Received: from freebie.dcfinc.com (chad@localhost.dcfinc.com [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.dcfinc.com (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i5G29VCl072696; Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:09:31 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from chad@freebie.dcfinc.com) Received: (from chad@localhost) by freebie.dcfinc.com (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id i5G29U1X072695; Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:09:30 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from chad) Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:09:30 -0700 From: "Chad R. Larson" To: Joe Schmoe Message-ID: <20040616020930.GA72483@freebie.dcfinc.com> References: <1087259406.34774.16.camel@wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com> <20040615040428.27513.qmail@web53301.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040615040428.27513.qmail@web53301.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-small@freebsd.org cc: Murray Taylor Subject: Re: Paring down a FreeBSD system for flash drive use ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-small@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 02:10:08 -0000 On Mon, Jun 14, 2004 at 09:04:28PM -0700, Joe Schmoe wrote: > > Murray Taylor wrote: > Google for minibsd > > http://neon1.net/misc/minibsd.html > > I have used miniBSD as a firewall box on an Advantech WEB-2143 > quite successfully Another thing to consider is that the FreeBSD 4.x kernel is quite a bit bigger than in the old days. Bloat seems like entropy, inevitable without constant care. Since most embedded systems are not going to need SMP, nor the advanced virtual memory systems (no disk--no swap), you might rather build your system starting with perhaps a 2.2.8 system. -crl -- Chad R. Larson (CRL15) 602-953-1392 Brother, can you paradigm? chad@DCFinc.com chad@larsons.org larson1@home.com DCF, Inc. - 1701 East Colter Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85016-3381