Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:30:05 -0800 From: Sean Bruno <sbruno@miralink.com> To: Gilles <gilles.ganault@free.fr> Cc: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a CompactFlash Message-ID: <47D34BAD.3020609@miralink.com> In-Reply-To: <o0d6t3lap5oi5f05j5mf0bj78lluletgm0@4ax.com> References: <o0d6t3lap5oi5f05j5mf0bj78lluletgm0@4ax.com>
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Gilles wrote: > Hello > > After giving CF-based distros a try to run an Asterisk PBX, the > conclusion is that they're nice... as long as the apps they offer are > fine with you... which they aren't, so, if possible, I'd like to use a > regular FreeBSD distro, so I can install whatever application I need. > > At this point, I seem to have understood that there are two ways to do > this: > > - use a reduced FreeBSD that's been built from the get-go to run off a > CF card (ie. it's small, and doesn't trash the card with too many > write accesses) > > - install FreeBSD on the server, and run a script like nanoBSD that > will build a compact image, ready to be dd'ed to the card. > > Am I correct? Are there tips and traps to know about before giving it > a go? > > Thank you. > > The NANOBSD how to in the handbook is all I used to get up and running. I'm using the transcend 512 MB flash and it's more than enough for me. To really use NANOBSD effectively, you do need a "buildserver" to create the images. Sean
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