From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 24 23:14:53 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 DA15C16A4CE for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 23:14:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wolf.bytecraft.au.com (wolf.bytecraft.au.com [203.39.118.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD6A743D39 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 23:14:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])i7ONEk41051421; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:14:46 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com) Received: from wolf.bytecraft.au.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (wolf.bytecraft.au.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 45311-08; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:14:46 +1000 (EST) Received: from svmarshal.bytecraft.au.com ([10.0.0.4])i7ONEfAF051419; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:14:41 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com) Received: from wombat.bytecraft.au.com (Not Verified[10.0.0.3]) by svmarshal.bytecraft.au.com with MailMarshal (v5,0,3,78) id ; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:14:41 +1000 Received: from [10.0.17.42] (wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com [10.0.17.42]) by wombat.bytecraft.au.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64DB93F0F; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:14:34 +1000 (EST) From: Murray Taylor To: Gerard Samuel In-Reply-To: <412B4221.5000501@trini0.org> References: <412A8EA0.3020401@trini0.org> <412AC230.4010203@trini0.org><412B4221.5000501@trini0.org> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Bytecraft Systems Message-Id: <1093389272.28319.19.camel@wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:14:33 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsdquestions 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 23:14:54 -0000 On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 23:26, Gerard Samuel wrote: > 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... miniBSD runs fine on the Advantech WEB-2143 (and probably also on the later cousins). We run it in 14Mb of a 32Mb CF card as a bridging firewall among other things. http://neon1.net/misc/minibsd.html for the 'recipe' .. be very aware of the static / dynamic libraries on the development box .. sigh -- Murray Taylor Special Projects Engineer --------------------------------- Bytecraft Systems & Entertainment P: +61 3 8710 2555 F: +61 3 8710 2599 D: +61 3 9238 4275 M: +61 417 319 256 E: murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com or visit us on the web http://www.bytecraftsystems.com http://www.bytecraftentertainment.com --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. 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