Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:13:22 -0700 (MST) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Karsten.Brandt@sick.de Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a TI TMS470 controller board Message-ID: <20060105.101322.25159046.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <OF6169406D.11F9304F-ONC12570ED.0044B125-C12570ED.0047B361@sick.de> References: <OF6169406D.11F9304F-ONC12570ED.0044B125-C12570ED.0047B361@sick.de>
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Karsten Brandt <Karsten.Brandt@sick.de> writes:
: Ok, I've two versions of the FreeBSD sources on many CD's: FreeBSD 4.5 and
: FreeBSD 5.1.
:
: Which version should I use? Or is a newer version required?
FreeBSD 6.0 has considerably newer arm support. FreeBSD -current has
even better arm support, but a big MFC is planned before 6.1 release,
iirc.
: Could you me say which size has the kernel normally, when we use only the
: basic functionalty?
I've built kernels that compress down to about 650k. There's some
work needed to FreeBSD's configuration system to make it easier to
select less.
: In my embedded environment I don't need console, mouse, network features
: and so on.
Without network, I think the above would be even smaller.
: Now I download the patches and try to install the development environment
: tomorrow.
I've been working on a port to an embedded arm chip, and it has been
going quickly. The frustrating part is getting memory setup right.
After that, it has been a matter of cranking out device drivers..
Warner
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