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List:       djbdns
Subject:    Re: Linux kernels for djbdns
From:       Seth Kurtzberg <seth () cql ! com>
Date:       2006-06-02 0:01:34
Message-ID: 20060601200134.708b820a.seth () cql ! com
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On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:16:52 -0700
Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> wrote:

> David Nicol wrote:
> 
> > Why do you want the kernel on the flash?  Put the kernel on the disk, or
> > on some disk somewhere.  Oh I get it you want totally diskless.  So use a
> > 2.0 kernel.  Or a BSD.  What size could you get a compact netbsd down to?
> 
> We have FreeBSD distros that boot from flash to multi-user prompt is
> a few seconds on a Soekris net4501 and weigh in at about 8MB.

A clean alternative that I've used in several embedded products is to use hardware \
that makes flash memory look like an IDE drive.  This has become very inexpensive.

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