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Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:16:25 +0000
From: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net>
To: Rohit Panda <prohit99@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: creating a minimal kernel(by recompiling it)
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On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 01:05:07PM -0800, Rohit Panda wrote:
> hi,
> iam recompiling my kernel to create a minimal kernel
> which along with initrc and the root FS should fit in
> a floppy.IS it possible to create a freebsd kernel
> that way.i configured freebsd but the minimum as 1.5M
> (i had n/w and sound support and other general
> things).I think its loading all the drivers(dont know
> whether modular or inbuilt,because if its modular then
> it wont affect the kernel) and the same thing for
> sound.If iam removing sound then i get 1.3M.but its
> still very high and i want sound.whats the way to get
> a even smaller kernel(somewhere around 700 - 800 k)
> and please mention it how to go about it.i have gone
> through lots of documentation but all say about the
> config file and i tried with that but not getting
> it.Is it that iam missing something.please let me
> know.
> 
> any help will be highly appreciated.
> 
> thanx in advance
> rohit


Maybe you should take a look at PicoBSD.

Josh


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