Re: [Fwd: minimal linux using cd-linux]

> From: Stan Osborne <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Cdlinux-developer] minimal linux using cd-linux
> Date: 08 Apr 2003 16:44:12 -0700
> 
> Hello,
> 
> We want to create a Debian based Linux distribution for the
> following target hardware:
> 
>       550 MHz Intel Celeron
>       512 MB RAM
>       256 MB ADM (Flash Disk)
>       serial console
>       note: no CDROM drive after initial software installation
> 
> CD-Linux looks promising provided the following are overcome,
> 
>       only 100MB of ADM Disk can be used for Linux distribution
> 
>       current CD-Linux organization assumes a CD Drive is always available
> 
>       integrated build process has many interdependencies making it hard 
>       to create a tiny distribution (make scripts within the distribution
>       are used to make additional parts of the distribution.  this means
>       the distribution must have many components to support distibution
>       creation that are not needed by a minimal production environment.)
> 
> As an initial test the "edge" varient of CD-Linux was used as the boot disk
> for a lab bench system.   Using the system allowed for a filesystem to be
> created on the ADM and for the esential files to be copied to a partition
> on the ADM.  The ADM partition was made the boot partition, the CD Disk
> removed.  A usable Linux system now boots directly from the ADM with the
> 'edge' CDROM removed.  Less than 3MB of free space remains on the ADM 
> partition.
> 
> Is this something I should be trying to do with CD-Linux?

It would work.

You would need to modify /linuxrc to work with your flash device
instead of NFS or CDROM.

It would be fairly easy to trim the size down to fit.

> Are others trying to do the same thing with CD-Linux?
> 
> Constructive feedback welcomed and appreciated.
> 
> Stan
> 
> 
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