I would put a vote in for trying OpenBSD on that box (what I run). Lots of Linux distributions are dropping support for i486 cpus so you have to do some research on that. The last time I tried Freebsd (netboot not image writing) it didn't manage to work correctly and I couldn't get it installed. How were you managing to get USB booting on the 4501 as afaik it doesn't have built in ports? On Dec 23, 2014 2:22 AM, "David J Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello David, > What errors are you seeing on the console at boot time? When working > with binary images for Soekris boxen on Windows (M0n0wall or flashrd, > for example), I've used physdiskwrite almost exclusively and it works fine- > http://m0n0.ch/wall/physdiskwrite.php > Eric > ================================ > > Eric, > > Thanks! Yes, using that program I can get a bootable image. Now to see > if I can get NTP working. > > Still deciding between FreeBSD and Linux. With FreeBSD 8.2 on another PC > I found that it was too old to update, and yet I've heard reports of > problems with FreeBSD 10. Just ordered a couple of 8 GB CF cards so that I > can have the installer and the working OS on one disk, since I couldn't get > the device to boot over USB with a memory stick, or over USB with a CF > reader. > > A lot to learn still! > > Cheers, > David > -- > SatSignal Software - Quality software written to your requirements > Web: http://www.satsignal.eu > Email: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >
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