From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 14 00:41:27 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F8A7106568F for ; Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:41:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lihong.chen@gmail.com) Received: from mail-px0-f179.google.com (mail-px0-f179.google.com [209.85.216.179]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A7BE8FC13 for ; Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:41:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pxi9 with SMTP id 9so2303306pxi.14 for ; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:41:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:sender:subject:from:to:cc :in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version :x-mailer; bh=C/Cj/+lJTuNx4Pwp0fYxAvvIAR7ACpjw0vHc3lYaGw8=; b=jYB+LIbJlzr5UBgVrdfuFWJjNw+wrCgNCAgMFSpfACGZWdJ+LCa3hE0hLQZdbspT23 cQ5MNKn0l33mCnae1eqhC4KkdS5UBNlsbuqBS2pGyrf0Meg8HPI9FlkRhqYfrR6FDQVZ oezYjnzfvQAx01AaHtnyRD8q+b2U2Dkv2iSVI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=sender:subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date :message-id:mime-version:x-mailer; b=OzEYeD3x2Qf161cyGwh8nkcn+wfpMkwK6YJTxDN06EV/MJxFnfUu7J/O75OS5GsI6h vdBqemzZQWxSEJh4hd6sOm98N6oiMh/8O38204pqf9BA+Ni+lP6ov9fDop1gIyQZtrMF 0BPi1OVi1Yrg4UANNXny7IiNNkusIIn5ypmbw= Received: by 10.115.132.6 with SMTP id j6mr10210525wan.4.1252887416439; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:16:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.10.84? (59-125-13-44.HINET-IP.hinet.net [59.125.13.44]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 20sm3974911pzk.1.2009.09.13.17.16.52 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:16:54 -0700 (PDT) Sender: "Eric L. Chen" From: "Eric L. Chen" To: Matthew Smith In-Reply-To: <4AAC9BA7.9000307@smiffytech.com> References: <1194242475.20090912204353@serebryakov.spb.ru> <78ACB4D316DCF346930D02BC4B2A4FE905DCD945@mail.syx.local> <4AAC6ED0.5030702@smiffytech.com> <20090912.232959.723161857.imp@bsdimp.com> <4AAC84E8.2090102@smiffytech.com> <4AAC9BA7.9000307@smiffytech.com> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-Qmwz92PFw9kkAFBoozgp" Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:16:49 +0800 Message-Id: <1252887409.1860.2.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.27.92 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Some small networked box with FreeBSD support? X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:41:27 -0000 --=-Qmwz92PFw9kkAFBoozgp Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Sun, 2009-09-13 at 16:43 +0930, Matthew Smith wrote: > Quoth Matthew Smith at 2009-09-13 15:06... > >> FreeBSD installs into about 400MB w/o any tweaks at all. so 4gb > >> should be child's play. > > > > I must have been doing something wrong because the couple of times I > > tried, it ran out of space. Perhaps I need to do a minimal install and > > then add any packages I need by hand. > > Just out of curiosity, I tried the same installation (FreeBSD 6.3, i386 > - kernel developer config) on a VMware virtual machine to which I had > allocated 16Gb of disc. No problems. > > The clean installation takes up about 650Mb. Why the installation is > failing on the 4Gb drive I cannot fathom. Obviously the installer is > doing *something* funny. > > Whilst the Alix devices still look attractive, I've just ordered some > RAM via eBay to take both the SBCs up to 128Mb (currently only have 16Mb > each.) Will see if I can't get something working. (Odds are the > wretched things won't boot off the CF disc like the old ThinkPad I tried > it in.) > > Cheers > > M > I made a FreeBSD AP for my IXP425 board (XScale, ARM CPU), it has 64MB RAM and 32 MB ROM (XOR Flash ROM). My making script attached. -- Eric L. Chen EMAIL: lihongļ¼ ieee.org -:|:- d9364104ļ¼ mail.nchu.edu.tw --=-Qmwz92PFw9kkAFBoozgp--