Hi Ervin, On Fri, 2007-11-30 at 14:33 +0100, ervin wrote: > Thx ... I'll try Debian as the embedded child on a CF / > > I agree with your Ubuntu observation - it's perfect as a Desktop and I > installed the Dapper 6.06 LTS on a Soekris 5501+ 20GB HDD as web > server / both works as a dream.
I immediately believe that, I run Ubuntu on my laptops and I'm happy to do so. It's just that at this level, where you will need to edit text files for configuration anyway, those smooth desktop-oriented distributions with their nice graphical config tools provide little or no added value. And their configuration defaults are likely to be less secure than those on the more "difficult" distros. If you're looking for a UNIX server system that is rock solid, secure, and REALLY easy to manage from the console, try OpenBSD. You'll never want to go back to Linux again;) Bill > ervin > > On 30/11/2007, Bill Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ervin, > > If I'm right Ubuntu uses that ******** ***** ** **** called > Parted, > which is probably the source of your error. > > Ubuntu is an excellent easy-to-use Linux distribution for > desktop PCs, > but it's usefulness for an an environment such as an embedded > device is > questionable. I suggest you try running Debian instead. Its > installer is > a lot more robust and flexible than Ubuntu's. I personally > find the > Ubuntu installer horrible, both in usability and performance. > > A possible alternative: I recently installed an Ubuntu Server > dist, > which seems to run [at least most of] the standard Debian > installer. > Went without a single glitch. > > Bill > > > On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 23:18 +0100, ervin wrote: > > hi, > > > > I'm pxe booting ubuntu dapper 6.06 to a Soekris 4501 (64MB > RAM & 1GB > > Compact Flash card) ... dhcp, tftp and the server install is > running > > smoothly until I want to write the partitioning to the CF > card .... > > > > I tried guided and manual partitioning .... same issue, > which is: > > ---------------------------- issue > > ------------------------------------------------- > > The attempt to mount a file system with type swap in IDE1 > master, | > > | partition #5 (hda5) at none failed. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I made tests on different CF card 1GB & 4GB and from both > Sandisk & > > IBM ... no difference. > > > > My manual partitions: > > > > 200 MB / > > 100 MB swap > > 350 MB /usr > > 350 MB /var > > > > 1 GB Microdrive: > > Pri Mas IBM-DSCM-11000 LBA Xlt > 522-64-63 1052 Mbyte > > > > Same issue with a Sandisk 1GB > > > > > > Ideas? > __________________ > > _______________________________________________ > > Soekris-tech mailing list > > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > > -- > GNU - "GNU's Not Underdone" > > > > > -- > > > mvh/best regards ervin -- GNU - "GNU's Not Underdone" _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
