From owner-freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 6 02:16:02 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 21E3916A4CE for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 02:16:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.u4eatech.com (blackhole.u4eatech.com [195.188.241.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE22843D1F for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 02:15:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from richard.williamson@u4eatech.com) Received: (from filter@localhost) by mail.u4eatech.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id i16AFux14933 for freebsd-small@freebsd.org; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 10:15:56 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: mail.u4eatech.com: filter set sender to richard.williamson@u4eatech.com using -f Received: from venus.u4eatech.com (unknown [172.30.40.8]) by mail.u4eatech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70E3C1577D3 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 10:15:48 +0000 (GMT) Message-Id: <6.0.1.1.1.20040206100236.023dd4a8@cygnus> X-Sender: richard@cygnus X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.1.1 Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 10:06:23 +0000 To: From: "Richard P. Williamson" In-Reply-To: <022601c3ec3a$9a9218b0$0fce75d8@cybertime.net> References: <200402051205.i15C59F05666@cygnus.degree2.com> <022601c3ec3a$9a9218b0$0fce75d8@cybertime.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-6.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_01,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT, REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES autolearn=ham version=2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) Subject: Re: PicoBSD diskless embedded 'where to start' 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: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 10:16:02 -0000 At 22:51 05/02/2004, Cybertime Hostmaster wrote: >> I'm trying to put together a diskless embedded system based on >> the PicoBSD scripts supplied with FreeBSD 4.8R. > > >Just as a point of interest, any special reason why PicoBSD? PicoBSD is the starting point really. I know I've got oodles of space to work with, but Pico /starts/ with the configuration for booting from other-than an HDD and into memory...which is the development path I need to get working. But also I've got a /lot/ of application I need to get in there. >m0n0BSD is another good choice from what I have seen. FreeBSD vs Linux decision made prior to my hire... rip -- Richard Williamson richard.williamson@u4eatech.com U4EA Technologies Ltd +44 (0) 117 373 6760 Bristol, UK BS1 6PL x5030