From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 12 16:23:38 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAABF16A400 for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:23:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bahamasfranks@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.189]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B94F13C45D for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:23:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bahamasfranks@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k27so1948117nfc for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:23:36 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=DGPT3+6Z2F3DaVVM5G+rJC4Netiuita7WfqoXsLPTyi60pjzxAK7RhVkPbY3DoWobqjeV5Z6jQSj1njNPPWv6CfGRIpiVRd8M7f1+QAK1tU1o+qeRldvI42HohPhPofnQr+LoIiiHIoFcPQfOa7omPb43QmVtVIuMxa60f87t6I= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=NxyaycCiWqZiVWFIoVHdNw+dVTqcsIBjUeLvUDkn734nK3yR3SC8HQhOexA6CEBXuo8BKXuGrRPdQ4e6KrQT37J8tlm6CIMnuWD2aca6M3vHqevIcETgB91ajnHX59QBayhDqzg4inm8/zs7DnETNF/kuRLeUac+R/kTcAbQPjY= Received: by 10.82.178.11 with SMTP id a11mr8529155buf.1173716614919; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:23:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.175.3 with HTTP; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:23:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <539c60b90703120923r33bd0b94h497832f964e1350f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:23:34 -0700 From: "Steve Franks" Sender: bahamasfranks@gmail.com To: "=?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Nejc_=8Akoberne?=" In-Reply-To: <45F1BF10.7040109@skoberne.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <45F1BF10.7040109@skoberne.net> X-Google-Sender-Auth: efe8ec5a99d041d9 Cc: User Questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD on IDE Flash disk drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:23:38 -0000 I noticed a project called "NanoBSD" in the freebsd handbook that is intended for exactly this purpose. I compiled & installed it just fine on 6.1 release, but my hardware wouldn't boot a CF card, so I was unable to verify that it worked. Sounds like NanoBSD is to FreeBSD what m0n0wall is to Linux? Steve On 3/9/07, Nejc =8Akoberne wrote: > Hello, > > I plan to install a FreeBSD 6.2 router/gateway/DHCP server on a EPIA > box with 1GB Transcend IDE Flash drive. Since Transcend says that > this device is capable of "10,000 insertion/removal cycles" I assume > that I must minimize the number of writes to the drive. It is okay > with me if I have to configure syslog to log to another machine. > > Any suggestions/instructions how to achieve this? Any experienced > users regarding this matter? > > Thanks for ideas and help. > Nejc > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > --=20 Steve Franks, KE7BTE Staff Engineer La Palma Devices, LLC http://www.lapalmadevices.com (520) 312-0089