Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:13:03 +0100 (CET) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD on embedded systems Message-ID: <200511131813.jADID3bE061722@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <f85d6aa70511120641p734b2c25q@mail.gmail.com>
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Ivo Vachkov <ivo.vachkov@gmail.com> wrote: > 2005/11/12, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>: > > Dankoweit writes: > > > > > My question is now: is there an overview on which embedded systems > > > FreeBSD runs? > > It does really matters what do you mean by "embedded system". I > suppose you're interested in the form factor of i386 computers. > > > 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. > > > > I have experience running FreeBSD (4-STABLE and up) on VIA embedded > main boards. More info: > - http://www.viaembedded.com/index.jsp > I also think you'll find the following links interesting: > - http://www.tri-m.com/products/cpu.html#3_5 > - http://www.tri-m.com/products/cpu.html#5_25 > Lots of hardware to choose from, different form factors, on board i/o > ports, etc ... I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but I'm running FreeBSD 6 successuflly on a VIA EPIA PD-10000. That's a Mini-ITX mainboard (6.7" x 6.7") with 1GHz VIA C3-Nehemiah processor. All components are completely supported by FreeBSD, including the hardware random number generator and the hardware crypto accelerator, which is used by IPSEC and OpenSSL. This little box is now my DSL router (it has 2 NICs onboard and can be upgraded via a standard PCI slot). It also has six (!) USB2 ports, four (!) serial ports, one parallel, two UDMA133-capable PATA channels (for up to four devices), onboard graphics and sound. http://www.secnetix.de/~olli/dmesg/epia/ There are various variants of the EPIA boards, with varying onboard components, processor speeds, passive and active cooling etc. Furthermore, I have FreeBSD 4-stable installed on an AdvanTech SBC (single-board computer) with 233 MHz Geode processor. The board is just 4" x 6" (about the size of a 3.5" hard disk). I use this sweet little thing as a stand-alone mp3 player. It's running diskless (boots from a CompactFlash card and mounts data via NFS). http://www.secnetix.de/~olli/dmesg/cantaro/ Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. > Can the denizens of this group enlighten me about what the > advantages of Python are, versus Perl ? "python" is more likely to pass unharmed through your spelling checker than "perl". -- An unknown poster and Fredrik Lundh
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