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Re: really small linux

by Jim McBeath-2 :: Rate this Message:

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The "smallest possible"?  Really?  Tom's Root/Boot (tomsrtbt) is a
Linux system that fits on a 1.4MB floppy.  I don't know if it runs
on a Soekris.

<http://www.toms.net/rb/>

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Jim

On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 09:19:39AM -0600, Jeff Ramin wrote:

> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:19:39 -0600
> From: Jeff Ramin <ramin@...>
> To: soekris-tech@...
> Subject: [Soekris] really small linux
>
>
> I've got a net4526, and I'd like to find the smallest linux
> possible to run on it, leaving as much space as possible for
> applications.
>
> Anybody have recommendations? I'd like to minimize both the
> filesystem size (to conserve flash space) and the amount of
> memory used by the kernel.
>
> I'm new to the world of embedded linux. I've installed Pyramid
> linux on my board, and it currently uses 53MB flash and 26MB RAM.
> Can I do better than that?
>
> Thanks!
>
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> Jeffrey Ramin
> CDW Berbee
> ramin@...
> 608.298.1024
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