Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 03:20:46 +0100 From: "Vincent Barus" <vibarus@googlemail.com> To: Gilles <gilles.ganault@free.fr> Cc: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a CompactFlash Message-ID: <e4207650803081820n35502d72ic1ff7168f95c0891@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <o0d6t3lap5oi5f05j5mf0bj78lluletgm0@4ax.com> References: <o0d6t3lap5oi5f05j5mf0bj78lluletgm0@4ax.com>
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On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 1:52 AM, Gilles <gilles.ganault@free.fr> wrote: > Hello > > After giving CF-based distros a try to run an Asterisk PBX, the > conclusion is that they're nice... as long as the apps they offer are > fine with you... which they aren't, so, if possible, I'd like to use a > regular FreeBSD distro, so I can install whatever application I need. > > At this point, I seem to have understood that there are two ways to do > this: > > - use a reduced FreeBSD that's been built from the get-go to run off a > CF card (ie. it's small, and doesn't trash the card with too many > write accesses) > > - install FreeBSD on the server, and run a script like nanoBSD that > will build a compact image, ready to be dd'ed to the card. > > Am I correct? Are there tips and traps to know about before giving it > a go? > > Thank you. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-embedded > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-embedded-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Hi Gilles, that's right. [1] is a How To for creating a FreeBSD to work on solid state devices. [2] and [3] are Tiny- and NanoBSD which provide tools and scripts to create a FreeBSD for e.g. embedded Systems on CF. [4] is a nice Wiki for TinyBSD. HTH, ~ vb
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