Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:42:43 -0500 From: Philip Mullis <philip.mullis@syx.ca> To: Matthew Smith <matt@smiffytech.com> Cc: FreeBSD Embedded <freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Best FreeBSD version for NanoBSD on an old SBC Message-ID: <495998B3.4010008@syx.ca> In-Reply-To: <495993FF.1060701@smiffytech.com> References: <495993FF.1060701@smiffytech.com>
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you have to check the hardware in detail and make sure all the chipsets are supported, youll also want to research if there are any major imporements to driver support in later FreeBSD versions, that been said you can make some tiny foot prints and with kernel customization and packages you can fit a hapilty running os running 7.x on a 256meg card, i have 6.4 in a 14meg gz'd which mfsroot's on boot. so what you have seems quick ample you'll just need to make sure to trim where possible 6.x or 7.x its your choice, but research first. Hope that helps some Regards, Philip Mullis Matthew Smith wrote: > Hi Folks > > I am putting together a machine to act as a GPS-disciplined time > server (NTPd with kernel PPS) and acquire data from my 1-Wire weather > system (OWW). > > The hardware I have to hand are a Pentium SBC with 16Mb RAM and a 12Gb > laptop disc. > > I assume that the best OS to put on this would be NanoBSD but was > wondering if there was a specific version of FreeBSD that would be > best to base it on. (Recent experience with a certain other Unix-like > OS has taught me that newer versions suck with older hardware; I don't > know if this is the case with FreeBSD.) > > I can get away with putting a bigger disc on although I don't > particularly want to as this would cause issues with the power supply. > (Using a vehicle power supply so that I can run it on float-charged > gel cells.) The RAM, however, can't go any bigger. > > Any advice on this would be appreciated. > > Cheers > > M >
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