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On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:06:10 +0100
Neil Stone <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dave Foxcroft wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > I have a number of Neoware Capio 508's that I want to use with LTSP.
> > The current OS, which resides on a DOM. won't work with LTSP so I'm
> > looking for a replacement that will.
> > The replacement must be able to boot from a CF and run in 32Mb of Ram.
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> Debian ?
Soon, Emdebian - we have a rootfs that will install in 19Mb (5Mb
download) but more work is required to actually get the thing working.
This leaves plenty of room on the CF for the applications and could
result in a OS that runs almost entirely in RAM - which is important
where CF is concerned. You need to ensure that you write to CF as few
times as possible - if you can make the CF read-only and put /tmp
and /var into a ramdisk, you would have a very responsive unit.
The current rootfs (ARM only currently) is also being reduced in size
further with the aim of getting below 5Mb (installed size, <3Mb
download) by replacing glibc with uclibc, resulting in a rootfs that is
just 8 packages, or so.
(The rootfs is the core filesystem that allows you into a shell running
on that box. It does not include a kernel. Together, the kernel, the
kernel modules and the rootfs can provide a basic bootable system.)
It could be fun to have a bootable GNU/Linux distro that is not much
bigger than a JPEG from a modern digital camera!
;-)
<blackhatmode>Here, download this lovely picture of
{money,girls,secrets.etc}! {aside}It'll crash your system, install a
replacement OS and download loads of free software when you hit the
restart button! </blackhatmode>
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