Re: Old EmBSD docs

2008-05-17 Thread Steve B
While researching a different problem I stumbled across something for later reading on this topic: http://www.kernel-panic.it/openbsd/embedded/ On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:09 AM, Michael Dexter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Nonsense. Many "new" embedded boards have limited flash memory soldered >

Re: Old EmBSD docs

2008-05-13 Thread Michael Dexter
>> Nonsense. Many "new" embedded boards have limited flash memory soldered on. > >I think most of the developers are tired of seeing people shoot >themselves in the foot then show up on the list complaining about blood >loss. Pointing out that some people might have a justification for >inflicting

Re: Old EmBSD docs

2008-05-12 Thread Nick Holland
Michael Dexter wrote: >>here's a better idea: >>just use a standard install. It is very difficult to buy a <1G flash >>media anymore that isn't covered in dust, so it is hard (if not nearly >>impossible) to justify building a crippled system anymore. > > Nonsense. Many "new" embedded boards have

Re: Old EmBSD docs

2008-05-12 Thread Rod Whitworth
On Mon, 12 May 2008 11:58:38 +0300, Michael Dexter wrote: >>here's a better idea: >>just use a standard install. It is very difficult to buy a <1G flash >>media anymore that isn't covered in dust, so it is hard (if not nearly >>impossible) to justify building a crippled system anymore. > >Nonsens

Re: Old EmBSD docs

2008-05-12 Thread Michael Dexter
>here's a better idea: >just use a standard install. It is very difficult to buy a <1G flash >media anymore that isn't covered in dust, so it is hard (if not nearly >impossible) to justify building a crippled system anymore. Nonsense. Many "new" embedded boards have limited flash memory soldered

Re: Old EmBSD docs

2008-05-12 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2008-05-12, Steve B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I was thinking about buying an industrial grade > flash drive from logicsupply.com and loading the OS onto it in place of the > CF method used by EmBSD. I've been much happier with ordinary consumer-grade sandisk CF tha

Re: Old EmBSD docs

2008-05-11 Thread Nick Holland
Jason George wrote: >>Sometime ago I had run EmBSD on a little P100 and it served me nicely. Since >>its disappearance from the landscape I've been using a stock OpenBSD install >>on my home machine. However, I recently acquired a nice little Jetway board >>with a PicoPSU and the idea of running Em

Re: Old EmBSD docs

2008-05-11 Thread Jason George
>Sometime ago I had run EmBSD on a little P100 and it served me nicely. Since >its disappearance from the landscape I've been using a stock OpenBSD install >on my home machine. However, I recently acquired a nice little Jetway board >with a PicoPSU and the idea of running EmBSD came to mind again.

Old EmBSD docs

2008-05-11 Thread Steve B
Sometime ago I had run EmBSD on a little P100 and it served me nicely. Since its disappearance from the landscape I've been using a stock OpenBSD install on my home machine. However, I recently acquired a nice little Jetway board with a PicoPSU and the idea of running EmBSD came to mind again. Woul