[plug] Linux on a chip

[John Breen]

---- Original Message ----
From: andrew.mcmeikan at mitswa.com.au
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au, 
Subject: RE: [plug] Linux on a chip
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 13:30:09 +0800

>Unless you have lots of money for a solid state drive, just mound a
normal
Money?  What's that?
>drive in some foam, they are remarkably tolerant and the G's when
foam
>mounted are not that bad.
Cool.  I guess that can be done.  A few hundred meg.  should be all
that's needed... :)
>
>	cya,	Andrew...
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:	John Breen [SMTP:jbreen at wn.com.au]
>> Sent:	Thursday, May 25, 2000 1:02 PM
>> To:	plug at plug.linux.org.au
>> Subject:	RE: [plug] Linux on a chip
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ---- Original Message ----
>> From: andrew.mcmeikan at mitswa.com.au
>> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au, 
>> Subject: RE: [plug] Linux on a chip
>> Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 12:32:12 +0800
>> 
>> >Well boot time can be down to 7 seconds off of a HDD and you
really
>> need to
>> >store the MP3's somewhere anyway.
>> I know - I was looking at a memory card or a ATA card (solid state
>> hard drive).  Cuts down on access...
>> 
>> >On a 486 most of the boot time is going to be the kernel starting
up
>> which
>> >is going to be there regardless of source media.
>> I know that one too.  So if a linux kernel were written to a chip
and
>> compiled ex-modules and with only essential daemons running....
>> 
>> >
>> >	cya,	Andrew...
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From:	John Breen [SMTP:jbreen at wn.com.au]
>> >> Sent:	Thursday, May 25, 2000 12:08 PM
>> >> To:	plug at linux.org.au
>> >> Subject:	[plug] Linux on a chip
>> >> 
>> >> I'm sure it's been asked before, but I have a little project I'm
>> >> looking at - I want to run a 486 board with Linux on it off a
car
>> >> battery (with a view to car mounting it...)
>> >> 
>> >> Don't REALLY want to take the time to boot of HDD every time the
>> >> car's started, so I thought perhaps an EPROM carrying a Linux
>> kernel
>> >> could be used, and perhaps (if I can find one) an ATA card for
>> >> storage.
>> >> 
>> >> The idea is to put together an MP3 player.  Like I said, it's
been
>> >> discussed before...
>> >> 
>> >> Any ideas, info, pointers, etc...?
>> >> 
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> 
>> >> john Breen
>> >> 
>> >
>> >
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