On 01/02/13 23:52, Dustin C. Hatch wrote: > On 2/1/2013 03:17, Nilesh Govindrajan wrote: >> So I finally got an SDHC card for my Raspberry Pi. >> I'll be preparing a base system on my desktop before booting the Pi >> with it (I know there's a stage3 available, but don't want to use it). >> >> How do I get the list of packages which are required for a complete >> successful boot? >> >> -- >> Nilesh Govindrajan >> http://nileshgr.com >> > Depending on how much you want your Raspberry Pi to do, you may find my > blog post on this subject useful `Minimalist Gentoo for the Raspberry > Pi`__. I discuss how to cross-compile a minimal system (i.e. no Portage > or gcc, just what you need to boot up). The first section lists the > smallest set of packages you need for this. > > > __ > http://dustinhatch.tumblr.com/post/38118003177/minimalist-gentoo-for-the-raspberry-pi > >
Also worth keeping in mind is avoid the ext series of file systems, on a 4G card I ran out of inodes a few times when compiling add-on packages. Rather disastrous ... either create using options to maximise inodes or use something better. BillK
