Re: [9fans] auth server hardware

2010-07-27 Thread erik quanstrom
On Tue Jul 27 14:52:54 EDT 2010, j...@9srv.net wrote: > If I had a usb drive that was formatted with fossil or kfs, > could I use that as the file system for the sheevaplug? in theory. but if the port bobbles, you'll have heartache. see: http://9fans.net/archive/2010/03/306 http://9fans.net/arch

Re: [9fans] auth server hardware

2010-07-27 Thread jake
If I had a usb drive that was formatted with fossil or kfs, could I use that as the file system for the sheevaplug? --- Begin Message --- > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 09:37:07AM -0700, Akshat Kumar wrote: > > So, Plan 9 with storage works on the Guruplug? > > I might grab one of those, then... are the

Re: [9fans] auth server hardware

2010-07-27 Thread erik quanstrom
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 09:37:07AM -0700, Akshat Kumar wrote: > > So, Plan 9 with storage works on the Guruplug? > > I might grab one of those, then... are the kernel > > sources, proper loader, and some hints for plan9.ini > > configuration, all available in the stock Plan 9 > > distribution? >

Re: [9fans] auth server hardware

2010-07-27 Thread Jacob Todd
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 09:37:07AM -0700, Akshat Kumar wrote: > So, Plan 9 with storage works on the Guruplug? > I might grab one of those, then... are the kernel > sources, proper loader, and some hints for plan9.ini > configuration, all available in the stock Plan 9 > distribution? Yes, see booti

Re: [9fans] auth server hardware

2010-07-22 Thread Akshat Kumar
So, Plan 9 with storage works on the Guruplug? I might grab one of those, then... are the kernel sources, proper loader, and some hints for plan9.ini configuration, all available in the stock Plan 9 distribution? On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 9:25 AM, wrote: > Actually we've had a nand flash driver fo

Re: [9fans] auth server hardware

2010-07-22 Thread geoff
Actually we've had a nand flash driver for the plugs for a while and I've been using it on the Guruplug.

Re: [9fans] auth server hardware

2010-07-22 Thread erik quanstrom
> I believe the sheevaplug is out as we have no nand flash driver, > some people on here use sorkris boards which have IDE interfaces. > there are also IDE to compact flash adapters which completely remove > the need for rotating disks. > > http://www.soekris.com/ > http://www.globalscaletechnolo

Re: [9fans] auth server hardware

2010-07-22 Thread Mateusz Jan Przybylski
There used to be a series of HP thin clients, numbered like T5500 and similar. Those are in fact small PCs, with Ethernet, VGA, four USBs, one PS/2 and even serial & parallel ports(!), powered by either VIA or Transmeta CPUs (clocked at 700...1000MHz), with built-in PATA flash drive around 256MB

Re: [9fans] auth server hardware

2010-07-22 Thread Steve Simon
> any suggestions for modern, small, quiet, and call > hardware for a Plan 9 auth server. I believe the sheevaplug is out as we have no nand flash driver, some people on here use sorkris boards which have IDE interfaces. there are also IDE to compact flash adapters which completely remove the nee

[9fans] auth server hardware

2010-07-22 Thread Akshat Kumar
any suggestions for modern, small, quiet, and call hardware for a Plan 9 auth server (and auth only - should only need to run secstored and have a small CF or SATADOM attached)?