Re: Embedded Linux Distribution?

From: Cory M Hicks (cmhicks_at_acm.org)
Date: 07/30/03

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    Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:52:27 -0400

    Alexander,

    > Depends on how much time and money you got for this project.
    > If you have time I suggest that you bild your own distro.
    > What is the CPU?
    The CPU is X86 based.
    >
    > >
    > > Would you suggest JFFS2 for the file system in order to make the device
    > > "Power Fail Safe" or is there another file system I should look at?
    >
    > JFFS2 is a great fs although it has some drawbacks. But for flash it's the
    perfect sollution.
    > Usually on all embedded systems based on linux it's used in combination
    with cramfs (for the
    > "read-only" part of the image ) and tmpfs for log, chaching and apps that
    need fast file ops.

    I will take a look into crampfs and tmpfs this evening. Thanks for the tip.

    > My experience shows that if you keep 10-15% of the jffs2 partition empty
    there won't be any
    > problems.
    What issues does keeping this amount of space prevent? Does it prevent the
    slow data access issue or is there something else?

    Cory

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