Thanks for the response. I've looked at the KDrive stuff and really like it, but doesn't seem to have driver for CHIPS 96000, and we're trying to do better than straight VGA. If I knew it enough, I'd try to put the CHIPS driver into it, but I'm not ready to take on that, quite yet.
I have Linux working great on the target, no weird "Monkey-Linux" thing, but real 2.4.18 kernel stuff. I can actually run on 18 MB (not quite a 16 MB CF, but 32MB works great) if I don't want any X. I've use the generic VGA X server on a 64MB flash, works fine. Now I know where to disable some of the fonts, I'll try that, and look into mounting the font directory in some form of loopback on a compressed filesystem. I guess, what I really need is: What parts of XFree86 4.2 do I need to leave ON. I'll turn the rest OFF in my config/cf files. I just need it to actually build the X server without complaining of undefined references, etc. What do I need to leave ON to make it work, what can I turn OFF? Thanks again. --Sean Fendt > -----Original Message----- > From: Christian Berger [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 00:47 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Xpert]Building small (disk space) Xwindows environment. > > Am Dienstag, 30. Juli 2002 00:01 schrieben Sie: > > Please help... > > > > I need to compile a functional, but small Xwindows system. It needs to > > include a few basic tools, say things like twm, xterm, etc.; and of > > course the X server itself. I would also like to create a small, what > > ever minimum I can get away with, set of fonts. > > Hmm, there is KDrive http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/kdrive.html > which does have buildt-in fonts. > > > Target system: > > 5x86 128 MHz CPU, > > CHIPS W69000 PCI Video controller. > > 32 MB Ram > > Linux Kernel 2.4.18 > > Running off 64 MB Compact Flash (on IDE bus). > > Wow, 64Mb? There's "Monkey-Linux" an aincient UMS-Dos distribution using > 40Mb including X. > > > There are 2 problems: 1. Font directory is HUGE, does it really need to > > be that big? > > Have you ever tried to compress it? Isn't there a cram filesystem for such > > things? You might be able to use it over a loopback filesystem. > Check wether you really need the 100dpi fonts. Just disable them in > xfree86.conf > > Servus > Casandro > > -- > My e-mail is in danger of beeing changed. > So please check http://casandro.dyndns.org/ > for any information on this. > _______________________________________________ > Xpert mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
