From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 24 13:26:50 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 259DE16A509 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:26:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net (sccrmhc12.comcast.net [204.127.202.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6CDE43D45 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:26:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fbsd-questions@trini0.org) Received: from hivemind.trini0.org (trini0.org[65.34.205.195]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with ESMTP id <2004082413264801200p62tke>; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:26:49 +0000 Received: from [192.168.0.3] (gladiator.trini0.org [192.168.0.3]) by hivemind.trini0.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66C9B14F; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:26:48 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <412B4221.5000501@trini0.org> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:26:57 -0400 From: Gerard Samuel User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 (X11/20040812) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Andrew L. Gould" References: <412A8EA0.3020401@trini0.org> <200408232008.43944.algould@datawok.com> <412AC230.4010203@trini0.org> <200408240300.18558.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <200408240300.18558.algould@datawok.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Embedded freebsd How to? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:26:50 -0000 Andrew L. Gould wrote: > On Monday 23 August 2004 11:21 pm, Gerard Samuel wrote: > >>Andrew L. Gould wrote: >> >>>On Monday 23 August 2004 07:41 pm, Gerard Samuel wrote: >>> >>>>Well I've been using FBSD since 3.4, and I would like to >>>>try my hand at trying to put together an embedded FBSD system. >>>>I browsed the -small mailing list, but there doesnt seem to be >>>>any relevant up to date data there (I may be mistaken). >>>>I did a bit of googling, but Im not finding what Im looking >>>>for. >>>>I kept running into "Embedded FreeBSD Cookbook". Anyone thoughts >>>>on this book. >>>>But other than that, are there any online how to tutorial, >>>>that would show an almost beginner on how to get started. >>>> >>>>Thanks for any input you may provide... >>> >>>Go to http://soekris.com/ and click on Support. You'll find some >>>tutorials on installing FreeBSD on their embedded boards. One of >>>the tutorials is "miniBSD - reducing FreeBSD". >>> >>>Also, Michael Lucas has an article on installing OpenBSD on one of >>>their boards: >>>http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/11/Big_Scary_Daemons.html >>> >>>Best of luck, >> >>Seems my options are limited, but thanks for the links... > > > I don't think you're options are limited. These are just examples that > have come to the attention of someone who does NOT do embedded stuff. > > Understood. What I meant by "limited" was that it seems (with respect to hardware), it seems like the hardware side of things isn't as widespread as I thought it would have been (compared to *normal* hardware, aka AT/ATX etc). I was previously aware of soekris through mOrOwall (which gave me the idea of putting one together myself). But then again, I've only begun searching yesterday, so what do I know :) Thanks once again...