Re: [linux-vr-cvsupdate] Current state of linux-vr?

[Nathan L. <lut...@li...>]

On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Shane Nay wrote:

> > I apologize for sending this email to the CVS list, but it is the only
> > list associated with this project, as far as I can tell.
>
> linuxce-devel list is alive and well, though the site is DOA :).

Ah, wonderful.  I'm now subscribed to that list.

> >  - What network devices work?  Can we NFS-mount a root filesystem using a
> >    supported NIC?
>
> Yep..., NE2000 clones work, PPP is functional.

Great...  I'm getting rid of my 3c1 CF-slot network card since I'll be
getting a real CF memory card.  Any recommendations on a Linux-capable
network card to buy?  I'd prefer 10/100, but any reasonably-priced card
would do.

> >  - Can Linux-VR be booted and used without a CompactFlash card on devices
> >    with sufficient memory?
>
> On a workpad?  Probably.  But you just have to get the images over there :).

So I'd make the image on a "real" machine, transfer the image and the
kernel to the Workpad's real memory, then use CyaCE (or some other
bootloader) to load up the new kernel with an initial ramdisk.  Which
wipes the kernel and image out of the WinCE memory space, so if I want to
boot again, I need to transfer everything again.  Or can I cold-boot into
Linux without WinCE?

> > I would really like to load up Linux on my IBM Workpad z50, but I'm
> > hesitant to back everything up and wipe the memory for Linux if I can't
> > expect to have a usable system.
>
> Yea, it's not there yet.  Anyway, no one has released everything for it to be
> taken to that level.  Everything is _close_..., I mean really really close.
> But no ones gone out and made a generalized distro for mass consumption.
> Debian has considered it.  Once Agenda (me) gets there act together for
> distrobuilding it could make a reasonable start for what you want to do.  I
> actually really dig the Workpad..., wish mine hadn't been broken.

I'll have to play with this in my CFT once I get a Linux-compatible
network card.  If things seem usable enough for non-developers to enjoy,
I'll put a mini-distro and a precompiled kernel up for comsumption.

Thanks for answering my questions!  -Nathan

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