Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 23:29:01 -0700 From: Chris Fedde <chris@fedde.littleton.co.us> To: Tyler Spivey <tspivey8@home.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: picobsd-like operating system - possible? Message-ID: <200112180629.fBI6T1N73149@fedde.littleton.co.us> In-Reply-To: <20011217224344.GHFV11472.femail13.sdc1.sfba.home.com@tspivey8>
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On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 14:43:49 -0800 Tyler Spivey wrote:
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| is it possible to make a boot disk just by copying the
| needed files like you can on linux?
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Yes. But keep in mind that the 4.4-stable GENERIC kernel is about
2meg uncompressed. Looking at how pico generates a tiny compressed
kernel and how tinyware and crunch conspire to fit most of what
you want onto a single 1.4Meg floppy can be enlightening even for
hardened Linix fans.
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Chris Fedde
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