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List:       busybox
Subject:    Re: [BusyBox] Tiny linux
From:       Tim Riker <Tim () Rikers ! org>
Date:       2002-08-28 14:37:03
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On http://TuxScreen.net/ we have:

* bootloader
* jffs2 root filesystem
* kernel
* uclibc
* busybox
* tinylogin
* pcmcia-cs (and kernel modules)
* lrzsz
* TinyX
* X11 libraries
* rxvt
* matchbox (window manager)

and more that I've forgotten all in 4M of flash. Not bad for a Linux
based X terminal. ;-)

Joseph Chiu wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Willem Oldeman wrote:
> 
> > Dear everyone,
> >
> > I'm new to Busybox and hope I can ask a question to you. (If not, which
> > mailing list should I ask?)
> >
> > I want to get a 486/66 up and running. It has enough RAM (40M), but little
> > diskspace (400M), so no ordinary modern distro's for that machine.
> > My idea was to start it from scratch, but it needs some basic
> functionality
> > (networking, telnet & ftp)
> >
> 
> With ucilbc+busybox, I have a working Linux kernel plus a working shell
> environment (using busybox) in about 3.2 MB of FLASH on my MIPS-based
> system.  This includes very basic networking (wget, ping, nc, and more from
> busybox; plus telnet, telnetd, iproute2 [ip and tc] built from scratch).
> Heck, I even have it running NFS client.
> 
> Since MIPS is a RISC, and I haven't used compression on the kernel itself,
> I'm sure the same functionality made for x86 can fit on a single 1.4 MB
> floppy.
> 
> I've found that the best source of information on making a tiny Linux from
> scratch was websites dedicated to embedded Linux.  They tend to go through
> the entire Linux + application process thoroughly.  Having a fast PC to do
> the development helps, though.
> 
> Good luck.  There might be a little bit of hair pulling at times, but the
> experience is very educational, rewarding, and fun.
> 
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