Re: Openbsd Minimal OS Footprint: Compact Flash Card Install

[Chuck Yerkes <chuck+obsd_(_at_)_2003_(_dot_)_snew_(_dot_)_com>]

Better forums include the soekris tech list,
the (now dead?) embsd archives, chris cappucino's
work (all the the archives).  I've gone over repeatedly
(you'd think I'd web it, huh?) *my* builds which range from 
6MB to 128MB (minimal to about everything) and mounting it
ALL readonly.  (hints: /dev/ is MFS and prepopulated early
in the boot sequence, as are SMALL PARTS of var into things like
/var/run -> /mfs/var.run/).

Linux is a different beast in many ways.

Quoting Karl R. Balsmeier (karl_(_at_)_sfdata_(_dot_)_net):
> Intention:  Put obsd onto a bootable CF card pretending to be an IDE drive,
> similar to this recipe in Linux:
> 
> http://www.flutterby.com/wiki/CompactFlash%20Linux%20Install%20for%20Embedded%20Applications
> (sorry, you may need to cut and paste that)
> 
> I would prefer to use OpenBSD if the driver situation is amenable.  (Will
> obsdinstall minimally into 64mb? 128mb?)
> 
> -- 
> Karl R. Balsmeier