Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:29:46 -0500 From: George Rosamond <george@ceetonetechnology.com> To: Brett Wynkoop <wynkoop@wynn.com> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Some ideas on Tim's script Message-ID: <51094A7A.4010705@ceetonetechnology.com> In-Reply-To: <20130130110138.62b4570e@ivory.lan> References: <51092D3A.4060608@ceetonetechnology.com> <20130130110138.62b4570e@ivory.lan>
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On 01/30/13 11:01, Brett Wynkoop wrote: > On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:24:58 -0500 > George Rosamond <george@ceetonetechnology.com> wrote: > >> I mentioned this to Tim offline a while back, but I have some quick >> thoughts on options for the scripts. >> >> A bunch of us in NYC*BUG have been hacking on Soekris and Alix boards >> with i386 for a long while, which lays the basis for some of these >> thoughts. >> >> But first, with 8G images, I had to adjust the config.sh's SD_SIZE >> below 7900 for Kingston SD Cards to fit. I can give more specifics >> if desired. Anyone else experience that? >> > > No problem with my microsd card, but I do not recall what brand it is > and I do not want to shut down the board to check. > >> In terms of /etc/fstab, I think adding tmpfs to the kernel would be >> useful. Without it, using md(4) for /var/log, /tmp and /var/tmp is >> certainly a nice way to minimize disk writes. >> > > I agree that tmpfs in the kernel would be good for the above. I haven't had issues with tmpfs even on 7.4, so I assume it's fine on CURRENT > >> It might also make sense to add rc_debug="YES" and rc_info="YES" to >> the default /etc/rc.conf. Most users are testing right now, and it's >> only logical for the pool of people hacking on them. >> >> And maybe to add the relevant ntpdate(8) settings to /etc/rc.conf. > > One of the first things I did was put ntpdate into startup, but for > boards not connected to the net that will create a several second hang. As bad as dhclient in rc? ;o My angle is making troubleshooting easier (as above with rc_debug and rc_info) and also easing the adoption of the script as a tool for newer users. g
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