Date: Thu, 19 Nov 98 15:59:02 +0100 From: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr To: eashbaugh@hns.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: General questions Message-ID: <H000057c01a2e4bb@MHS> In-Reply-To: <365428E4.344B5267@hns.com>
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Hello, The main point is wether your embedded computer will have an HDD or not. If there is a disk, things are easier : - It is possible to operate headless (just a matter of reconfiguring - maybe recompiling the boot for a COMCONSOLE) - It is possible to upgrade via csvup/make world if you allow the presence of development tools on each machine + enough space on the disk - There is some support for ATM in the 3.x.y branch of development (not yet considered -Stable / should be by Q1'99) - debugging is done via GDB (+ kernel debugging with KDB ?) I don't know wether operating without a disk is possible (but there are ressources on freebsd-small and freebsd-embedded) Welcome to FreeBSD TfH > FYI, > > I have browsed the web pages and still have a few remaining > questions about FreeBSD that I hope someone might be able to > answer. > > I am looking for an OS for an embedded real-time application. > The OS will most likely run on a pentium PC. > > Questions: > > 1) How does FreeBSD function in a "headless" state. That is, > no display, mouse, or keyboard. > > 2) I saw information about installation of FreeBSD. What about > upgrades?? It is desired that this can be done remotely over > a network with no on-site support. > > 3) How about support of ATM NICs? I did not see mention of that > in the release notes. > > 4) Information on debugging facilities/tools? > > I guess that covers my initial questions. Thanks in advance for > the information. > > Eric Ashbaugh > Hughes Network Systems > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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