> > > 1 how does /dev/mmcblkboot0 and mmcblkboot1 not cotain a valid partition > table? what does that mean exactly? how does this boot without a valid > partition? >
It's a new feature of the "eMMC" spec, it's not utilized by current am335x silicon... Just ignore... > 2 why or how, does the sd card boot start at 2048? and use a fat12? I have > never even heard of a fat 12 file system.. > 2048 was set by the creator.. fat12's been around for a long time, just not normally used today: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table#FAT12 > 3 given the boot is starting where is it, and the 2nd primary is about > 3.6gb? I have a bout 3.7ish GB to make a partition out of? I think 8gb sd > is relly 7.39ish? > You used someone's "4GB" image, just extend it with gparted.. > please double check my math. > > how big should I make swap? I used to double the ram back in the when you > always had a swap disk.. but most boxes today have so much ram there is no > need and it has been like a million years from the last time I have worked > with something like .. this .. small... or with something that has this > amout of resoruces:) > It depends on your application... Just remember, flash wears out, using swap definitely doesn't help that issue.. Regards, -- Robert Nelson http://www.rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
