Re: [gentoo-user] Writing to a 256MB Rom

2006-03-01 Thread Ryan Holt
Okays. So assuming it's NVRAM, is that something that I'm likely going to be able to write to without some type of equipment?On 3/1/06, Toby 'qubit' Cubitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 04:16:33PM -0500, Ryan Holt wrote: > Is there any difference between ROM and NVRam?Yes. ROM

Re: [gentoo-user] Writing to a 256MB Rom

2006-03-01 Thread Toby 'qubit' Cubitt
On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 04:16:33PM -0500, Ryan Holt wrote: > Is there any difference between ROM and NVRam? Yes. ROM is a WORM medium (write once, ready many times). The data stored in a PROM (programmable read only memory) is literally burned in by applying high-voltage pulses to the chip. There

Re: [gentoo-user] Writing to a 256MB Rom

2006-03-01 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 16:16:33 -0500 "Ryan Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any difference between ROM and NVRam? Yes, of course. RAM is random-access-memory and in the case of DRAMs pretty volatile when not powered :-) If you have 256MB of NVRam to install an OS on it, the relevant

Re: [gentoo-user] Writing to a 256MB Rom

2006-03-01 Thread Ryan Holt
Is there any difference between ROM and NVRam?I think I mis-spoke when I said ROM; because it's actually Non Volatile Ram.On 3/1/06, Franta < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 15:00 -0500, Ryan Holt wrote: > Hey,>> Little bit of an odd question here. But Say I wanted to write to an> im

Re: [gentoo-user] Writing to a 256MB Rom

2006-03-01 Thread Franta
On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 15:00 -0500, Ryan Holt wrote: > Hey, > > Little bit of an odd question here. But Say I wanted to write to an > imbedded 256MB Rom Drive. Specifically, I'd like to install a > minimalistic Linux install onto a mini-server that contains only a ROM > storage space > > How

[gentoo-user] Writing to a 256MB Rom

2006-03-01 Thread Ryan Holt
Hey,Little bit of an odd question here. But Say I wanted to write to an imbedded 256MB Rom Drive. Specifically, I'd like to install a minimalistic Linux install onto a mini-server that contains only a ROM storage space How could I go about this?