I'm looking at replacing Linux used on an embedded device we are selling with NetBSD, mostly for licensing reason. This is a more high-end embedded device with an AMD 586 running apache and php for it's interface to the world. It uses compact flash for it's hard drive. The default install of NetBSD using the installer and sets provided I think is over 100 megs, maybe like 300 if I'm right. My question is how do people install NetBSD on small foot prints like in under 8 megs? Do they just pick and choice from the base sets what they need or are there already put together sets for building small system? I can probably remove what I don't need, but I was curious if there is an easier way. Secondly, the host system is Linux right now. I was thinking I could just copy what I need to the Flash card using a reader attached to the linux system, but how do I partition/disklabel and format the drive. I'm not sure if linux supports disklabel, but I don't think it can format UFS, not to mention load the BSD bootloader. Is there an easy way to do this or do I need to install a NetBSD system somewhere? -- I sense much NT in you. NT leads to Bluescreen. Bluescreen leads to downtime. Downtime leads to suffering. NT is the path to the darkside. Powerful Unix is. Public Key: ftp://ftp.tallye.com/pub/lorenl_pubkey.asc Fingerprint: B3B9 D669 69C9 09EC 1BCD 835A FAF3 7A46 E4A3 280C
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