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Cc: Juergen.Dankoweit@T-Online.de, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: FreeBSD on embedded systems
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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> In message <1131786743.2050.7.camel@primergy470.juergendankoweit.net>, Juergen 
> Dankoweit writes:
> 
> 
>>My question is now: is there an overview on which embedded systems
>>FreeBSD runs?
> 
> 
> Typically in this space, people select hardware based on I/O
> requirements and there is plenty to pick at.
> 
> FreeBSD runs on pretty much anything with an i386 compatible CPU,
> and the soekris is merely the hackers favourite.
> 
> Maintaining a comprehensive list would be a bit of work, but not
> a lot of work, so if somebody volunteers for it, I'm sure we can
> find a spot for it on our web-pages.
> 

FreeBSD is also being made to run on a variety of smaller ARM platforms
right now like the ARM920T.  It might also be possible to get a PPC
platform like the 405G/440G working without a whole lot of work.

Scott