Re: Embedded Linux on PC-104 with DiskOnChip

[Juan Jes�s Rodr�guez Yubero]

On Wed, Jul 28, 1999 at 04:37:06PM +0200, Vidar Hokstad wrote:
> 
> I found it easiest to start from scratch, as opposed to pruning an
> existing distribution.
>  

First of all I have to say that I don't care space too much (yet), we are
testing DiskOnChip since the beginning of this year and we are using a 'big'
one, 24 MB.

On this one I have installed a Debian 2.0 GNU/Linux Distribution, the base
system, which is about 20 MB without 3 or 4 useless packages. Having a
complete distribution has got its advantages, it's very easy to
add/remove/upgrade packages and you can install the system in a standard way
(diskettes & ftp/nfs/cdrom).

I would like to build a distribution based on Debian but much smaller than the
minimum of the standard one for embedded use. Of course this solution will
never be as good as copying only the programs and libraries needed in space
used, but I thing the advantages are good enough to keep it in mind.

greetings,


Juan Jesus Rodriguez
R&D Engineer
Electronics Engineering Dept.
Technical University of Madrid
SPAIN