> > I have followed the thread about Debian router (compressed > FS needs) > > from the Apr 2004 archives. I have read through the howto by Vadim, > > and also his shell script. It seems a good starting point. > > Well I have no experience with that script, but I can provide > you with some useful things.
Thanks, what kind of useful things? > > > Vadim requires a statically linked busybox binary to use > his script. > > Would the Sarge version of busybox-static fulfill this > need, or would > > I have to take the source (either debian, or vanilla, and compile > > statically?)? I hope someone can advise on this issue. > > Well the sarge version should work. I also made a emdebian > package of the latest busybox version you can find it in the > download section on stag.mind.be. The Sarge busybox-static worked fine. I have downloaded your stag-busybox binary anyhow. > > Also, if I chose not to use busbox, and hacked away at the thing > > myself, how would one start using emdebian. The embedded > board would > > be running an i386 clone. > > Well you could use the quickstartguide on my website. The > only difference is that you don't have to edit the > cross-compile file. Just run dpkg-buildpackage -b -Emdb when > compiling (unless you want to use an optimized i386 toolchain > or are running debian on a non-i386 system). With the > wrappers you can install everything in a seperate dir, which > you can share via NFS to boot your Soekris board. > > There is only one problem. The installation of my tool > package is quite hard. > Wookey should have a better one, but I don't know where to > get it. For the moment you also have to use it with > dpkg-cross 1.14 (the 1.16 version is still being tested for > full emdebian functionality) Hopefully once all this is done > we can release a non-expirimental system and start building > away packages. Thanks Philippe. I have also downloaded the stag-addons-1.0.3.i386.deb file. Is this the toolchain package you mention? I have the 1.14 version of dpkg-cross. When I issue the command from your quickstart guide (dpkg -i --force-all stag-addons-1.0.2.i386.deb), it removes dpkg-dev! This leaves me without dpkg-buildpackage. My end aim is to have the project within a dir, which I can chroot into. I will then transfer the rootfs onto compact flash or similar. Chris. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
