Ned Ludd wrote: >> Does it make sense to try to put embedded gentoo on an old x86 >> machine? (486 or 586)? > > Sure. > > >> If not what embedded nix distro would anyone recommend for these >> very old machines, keeping in mind that kids and teenagers will >> be playing with them for projects.......? >> >> >> >> any suggestions are welcome. > > export ROOT=$PWD/ROOT > export PORTAGE_BINHOST=http://tinderbox.dev.gentoo.org/uclibc/i386/ > emerge -G system > qmerge -fsv | less ; # (to look at the additional packages) > emerge -G <additional packages.> > cd ROOT > tar jcvf ../ROOTFS-`date -u +%Y%m%d`.tar.bz2 ./
OK Directly on the old machine, use this after booting from what image/media? Or does this give me extra detail specific to a 386 arch, using the gentoo-embedded-handbook? I'm looking for a well documented, easy proceedure, so I can let the kids perform the installation, while I hang out and help those that get stuck, or have broken hardware. Kinda a class for embedded beginers sorta approach. All of the embedded gentoo project I have done, all seem to be a "random_walk" type of process. That's what appealed to me with GNAP.......... James
