Mark, The 0.6/0.5 branch is based on Runnix for all targets.
Runnix is a new startup methodology allowing for easy upgrades. Installation: http://www.astlinux.org/node/36 Runnix: http://www.astlinux.org/node/28 Not mentioned in the Runnix docs are the Runnix+Run_Image combo images Darrick provides on his site. Lonnie On Oct 14, 2008, at 7:27 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > And that would be fine on a PC based image but currently there appears > to be only runix + astlinux based installs rather than combined images > available for the embededd machines. > > Are these machines going the way of the way of the dinosaur? Is > support > for them waning? > > Should I be looking at a new Pico ITX based machine instead? > > Mark > > > On Tue, 2008-10-14 at 13:12 +0100, Martin Rogers wrote: >> Hi Mark >> >> my understanding of this is that it is only obsolete in that you >> don't >> need to go through the pain of installing Runnix as separate step. >> You >> would normally install a whole image which includes both Runnix + >> Astlinux. >> >> After that, you could if you wished, just upload upgrades of .run >> files >> to the runnix OS directory to make use of Runnix itself. >> Alternatively >> if you could just blow a whole new image of an upgrade over the old >> one. >> >> Mart >> >> Mark Phillips wrote: >>> OK so I have a question for Darrick/Kris, >>> >>> The howto-ish points one at Darrick's website to download runnix. >>> Darrick's website has the runnix stuff in the obsolete section. >>> Why? Is >>> runnix now obsolete? If so how does one install the AstLinux >>> software >>> onto the CF card? >>> >>> I'm kinda going round in circles here. >>> >>> Mark >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win >> great prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in >> the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Astlinux-users mailing list >> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >> >> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL >> PROTECTED] >> . > -- > > > > Mark Phillips, G7LTT/NI2O > Randolph, NJ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > . > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
