On Thursday, September 18, 2014 8:04:40 PM UTC+2, William Hermans wrote:
>
> Two options off hand I can think of.
>
> First, you can start with buildroot, and go the busybox route, or . . .
>
>
> https://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black#BeagleBoneBlack-Upgradedistro%22device-tree-compiler%22package
>  
> Then when it is time to choose a rootfs, pick the barefs option. Be aware, 
> the barefs comes with NOTHING in the way of a ssh server. The work around I 
> personally found for this was to setup g_serial( since I do not currently 
> have a serial debug cable ) on the sdcard before first boot. Once in, this 
> allows me to continue configuring, and install stuff such as openssh-server 
> etc.
>
> Anyhow, first option will probably be much smaller - depending . . .
>
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Robert Nelson <[email protected] 
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 12:20 PM, CoffeeAddictOwl <[email protected] 
>> <javascript:>> wrote:
>> > Greetings,
>> >
>> > I'm just about to get my BeagleBone Black (Revision C) and wish to 
>> customize
>> > it once I get it, with the goal to get the slimmest, lightest and 
>> thinnest
>> > software setup possible and start from there, installing software as I 
>> need
>> > them.
>> >
>> > I wish:
>> >
>> > to be able to interact with the board through SSH & SCP,
>> > to be able to interact with the GPIO-pins,
>> > to be able to compile and run applications written in C, C++, Java and
>> > Python,
>> > to retain the possibility to utilize the hardware to its fullest extent,
>> > and of course, to be able to re-flash the eMMC if I would ever need to
>>
>> That's the console here:
>> http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#2014-09-03
>>
>> > However, I do not wish:
>> >
>> > to have any GUI at all (desktop environment, window manager, etc)
>> > to have Cloud9, GateOne, Avahi nor MPD
>> >
>> > You may wonder what my intention is with these wishes; it's to,
>> > performance-wise, get the most out of my BBB - without any services 
>> running
>> > in the background and consuming resources, and unneeded software taking 
>> up
>> > space.
>> >
>> > Now to my question: How should I proceed, in order to adapt my setup
>> > according to my wishes?
>> > I guess that I'll have to start by re-flashing the board with a 
>> lightweight
>> > Linux-distribution and then go from there and install whatever I need. 
>> But,
>> > since I'm new to BBB and Linux (I've some experience with the latter, 
>> but
>> > I'm willing and ready to learn), I would highly appreciate any
>> > recommendations on what Linux-distribution I could go for and in what 
>> order
>> > I shall install the software and perhaps drivers that I will need in 
>> order
>> > to be able to do the stuff I mentioned. I've noticed that Debian images
>> > listed for BBW/BBB come in different configurations, such as the one 
>> that's
>> > listed as "Console: Flasher: (202Mb used)" which seems like something 
>> for
>> > me, but what worries me is that an image for BBB rev. C is listed 
>> separately
>> > and is titled "Flasher: lxde: 1.7G Free", so I wonder whether if the 
>> former
>> > image isn't applicable for a rev. C board.
>>
>> Stop worrying, "all" those images will work on the C.. But if you try
>> to flash the "flasher" marked as only "BBB Rev C (4GB eMMC)" on to a
>> Rev A/B with only 2GB eMMC.. you deserve the randomness.
>>
>> Is the "BBW/BBB" header not clear? Or do i have to do "ALL BBW/BBB"...
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> --
>> Robert Nelson
>> http://www.rcn-ee.com/
>>
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>
> Thank you!
This path seems a bit too complicated for a novice like me at the moment, 
but I'll bookmark that page and hopefully I'll be able to at least try it 
later on :) 

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