You need to do a console mode install on the system itself or you have problems - you can do a debootstrap on another machine and get going... but heres the thing - you need FreeBSD to use the Soekris appropriately. Otherwise you're using a 486 from 2001 just to cause yourself pain.
All you need is FreeBSD Crochet - its not a tough process. Check it out, then immediately use the same tool to build yourself an image for the Beaglebone you should order :-) https://github.com/kientzle/crochet-freebsd Alternately, CF cards are HUGE now. I have a 16G in my Soekris and that's PLENTY big to run a full operating system on. Don't even have to do NanoBSD - although naturally, you'll pay for it in performance and memory use if you don't. NS On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 5:05 AM, Hal Murray <hmur...@megapathdsl.net> wrote: > > david-tay...@blueyonder.co.uk said: > > Chris, I completely agree with you. Were it possible to install a > "normal" > > OS easily, I would have done so, but the device only has a CF card slot, > and > > there is no secondary boot device, so you end up trying to install the > OS > > on the memory stick image you have booted from, and this does not seem > to > > work. ... > > I think the idea is that you do the install on some other system, using > something like a USB to CF adapter. > > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.