[CentOS-devel] Using Centos as embedded linux.

Wed Jan 16 06:46:00 UTC 2008
John Summerfield <debian at herakles.homelinux.org>

Hugo van der Kooij wrote:
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> Kenneth Porter wrote:
> | --On Friday, January 11, 2008 10:01 AM +0530 "Vishak V. Kurup"
> | <vishak.kurup at nestgroup.net> wrote:
> |
> |> My device configuration is as follows.
> |> CPU      : intel Celeron M 1.60 Ghz
> |> DIMM     : W/DDR 1GB ECC
> |> IDE(Primary Master) : Compact Flash (1 GB)
> |> IDE(Primary Master) : Compact Flash (256 GB)
> |
> | How big is that? I'm looking for an embedded Linux that would fit in a
> | 3x3x1 inch box, with Ethernet and maybe an FPGA to do fast custom
> | digital I/O (10 Mbps comm link to another device). I'm not doing data
> | collection so don't need vast storage; my 2 GB micro SD card would be
> | more than enough. But lots of memory would be nice and an FPU would be
> | ideal. (I'm doing trig.)
> 
> You can do a lot with 1 GB disk if you stri things down correctly. But
> let's face it. It will no longer be Centos. Not by a long shot.
> 
> So I suggest anyone willing to start on this sort of adventures to use
> what has been developed allready for such applications and not trying to
> reinvent the weel for the zillionth time.
> 

Some of us are curious about where to get such a large CF: see the 
second drive.

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Cheers
John

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