On 9/27/07, Robert Lewko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am having second thoughts about running the 7260 from a SDcard. You get > everything that I wanted by running it from a NFS root. My original > motivation for running the card off a SDcard was that if I had my laptop on > someone else's network then I would constantly be reconfiguring the board to > adjust the new network. I am, right now learning how to run DHCP from my > laptop to issue addresses on an network address on an obscure network > address ( 172.28.1.0/255.255.0.0) with two network addresses bound to my > ethernet NIC. With that I will be able to plug into anyone's hub and be > able to have the 7260 NFS mount my laptop. > > There are two reasons not to run the board from the SD card. First, by > choosing the SD card option is mutually exclusive with the XDIO, which is > really useful in embedded work. Secondly, the to run get the board to boot > from the SD card you have to modify the boot ROM, which eliminates the > RedBoot system. With RedBoot gone you have to do the same things you have > to modify an initrd that gets installed to the SD card.
I ordered the enclosure. To make any use of the board you have to have the cover off the board. Just invest in a piece of plexiglass with some standoffs that you can mount the board on. The only thing that I'd suggest is that when you get the power supply, something useful would be to solder a switch into the power cord, 'casue the plug is not easy to pull off the board.
_______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
