Re: [Linux-7110-psion] Netbook & Compactflash works :)

[Brian D. <du...@ap...>]

My own preference is to aim for one of the IPK distributions.
A *.DEB package would certainly work, but it is such a pain
to clean up all the metadata, etc. that take up so much disk
space.  *.IPK packages work just fine, and I think they by
and large mirror the *.DEB packages (and besides, a *.DEB
package can be installed on a IPK-based distribution).

The package I put together for the 5MX will probably work just 
fine, however; it is Debian Woody.

I think a distribution using kernel modules is obviously 
appropriate as well.

buy.com this month is selling 128 MB CF disks for $US 10 after
rebate...

We once talked about the limited writes on a CF card - I think
we reached the conclusion that it had so many writes that it
would be unlikely to actually reach a worn-out state.  Perhaps
if one were using swap space one might encounter a problem with
too many writes.  CF disks are apparently fairly good at cycling
where on the CF the writes are made.  Has anyone worn out a CF
disk?  Still, the /tmp directory as ramdisk makes sense.

I have no opinion as to whether an initrd startup system would 
be a good thing or not, or whether it would be better to just
run off the CF.  I'll think/work about it.

B.D.

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Bo?tjan Jerko wrote:

> Isn't Debian arm distribution enough to use it on Netbook?
> OK, you need linux-7110 base, but then just put all the deb's 
> on it.
> 
> B.
> 
> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, br...@ri... stated:
> 
> > My final suggestion is that an existing site, or a new, dedicated
> > site is set up as a repository for linux packages (official or
> > user-contributed) that have been tested and work on Psions.  The
> > site would be similar to linuxpackages.net or handhelds.org, but you
> > would be able to filter on the Psion model, and have returned
> > packages that you know would work.  I'm willing to volunteer my help
> > with such a site - I could do PHP coding or whatever.  I just
> > haven't got the webspace or bandwidth for such a venture.
> > 
> 
> 
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