Re: compiling FreeBSD to test a netbook
The method described in development(7) (even if it could use an update by now) may help an _awful_ lot in there .. I don't even build world/kernel on my notebook's Celeron 560 ... and actually I wouldn't even dare to do it on an Atom based netbook. development(7) is really worth a read. Best Regards Gonzalo Nemmi On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 5:53 AM, Gabor Kovesdan wrote: >> >> On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:21:06 -0800 Xin LI wrote: >> >> >>> >>> I've asked him to try a >>> 9-CURRENT kernel but the Atom based netbook would take some while to >>> compile the code =-) >>> >> >> It's very easy/quick to (cross) compile world at a beafy machine >> and install the system to an USB stick. >> >> > > I also have an Atom-based netbook and it takes quite long but not that long. > I usually compile kernel/world directly there. One battery charge (which > make it last~4 hours) is enough for me to do a complete upgrade. > > -- > Gabor Kovesdan > FreeBSD Volunteer > > EMAIL: ga...@freebsd.org .:|:. ga...@kovesdan.org > WEB: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~gabor .:|:. http://kovesdan.org > > ___ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > ___ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: compiling FreeBSD to test a netbook
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:21:06 -0800 Xin LI wrote: I've asked him to try a 9-CURRENT kernel but the Atom based netbook would take some while to compile the code =-) It's very easy/quick to (cross) compile world at a beafy machine and install the system to an USB stick. I also have an Atom-based netbook and it takes quite long but not that long. I usually compile kernel/world directly there. One battery charge (which make it last~4 hours) is enough for me to do a complete upgrade. -- Gabor Kovesdan FreeBSD Volunteer EMAIL: ga...@freebsd.org .:|:. ga...@kovesdan.org WEB: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~gabor .:|:. http://kovesdan.org ___ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
compiling FreeBSD to test a netbook (was: Re: Call for Test and Review: bwn(4) - another Broadcom Wireless driver)
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:21:06 -0800 Xin LI wrote: > I've asked him to try a > 9-CURRENT kernel but the Atom based netbook would take some while to > compile the code =-) It's very easy/quick to (cross) compile world at a beafy machine and install the system to an USB stick. -- WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve ___ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
