Same reason for my blog site. But I also keep step by step text notes of exactly what I did, as I did it. I had thoght about placing ads on the page, but decided against it. Also, instead of making some long winded post on th forums here about one of these subjects, it is much easier to just paste a link, and be done with it.
On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Rusty Wright <[email protected]>wrote: > I forgot to say that the other motivation for this page is to verify that > I understand what's going on and what all the moving parts are. > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Rusty Wright <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks, I'll go back and re-read your articles. The lumpynose wordpress >> site is really just a place for me to keep notes to myself. In a previous >> life I helped other sysadmins so I naturally feel the need to say as much >> as possible and assume the reader knows very little, in case someone >> stumbles across this page. >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 5:05 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Rusty, >>> >>> If you read all the articles I wrote that pertain to the various steps I >>> took along the way. There would be no guessing. >>> >>> Anyhow the first part of that article describes what must be done( from >>> 30k feet ), and the second half is a working example, based on previous >>> steps I took for the netboot article. It really does not get much shorter./ >>> concise . . . My idea of an article was meant to teach a person to fish, >>> instead of just giving them a fish( as the saying goes ). Just goes to show >>> no matter how hard one tries to "please" all, it never happens ;) >>> >>> @Robert, >>> >>> The reason why I put the uImage, and dtbs files on the USB drive, >>> simply, I am newb to embedded Linux, Linux development, and expect to >>> recompile things several times in the process. Knowing what I do about >>> flash media . . . I'd rather put as much as possible on non flash media. >>> >>> In the end for my own personal usage. the Netboot install is the best of >>> all worlds. It is the most flexible for development all around. WHere as >>> perhaps the USB boot would be best suited for using the BBB as a low >>> powered desktop replacement. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 5:20 PM, Robert Nelson >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Rusty Wright >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ok, thanks. I didn't understand that. Your instructions say >>>>> >>>>> cd ~/rootfs/ >>>>> >>>>> Is that where Robert's debian image is that you're using? I didn't >>>>> see on your page >>>>> where you extract or download his files. >>>>> >>>>> In my instructions I want to spell everything out and minimize >>>>> guessing. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I always cheat.. ;) I never really convert an image from microSD to >>>> external usb-sata.. I just usually pick the sata drive during the partition >>>> stage of the "NetInstall" script.. Although I've never tried to go as far >>>> as you, and also stick the kernel zImage/dtbs on the usb-sata drive.. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Robert Nelson >>>> http://www.rcn-ee.com/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/9T6feUimWR4/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
