From: Michele Andreoli ([email protected])
Date: Thu Jan 18 2001 - 20:23:31 CET
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 11:17:21AM -0800, grl nicely wrote:
> I have been looking for a floppy-based distribution of Linux that I can write my own
> embedded apps and access the output via a web server. *whew* I have looked at all
> the distros that are close to this application and Mulinux seems to be the
> best match.
To be honest, the best mini-distro that fit your pourpose is from
Russia: the FREESCO floppy. It is a single 1440K system and very
well-designed, with an remote HTML control.
The remote control is very different from the muRCP you find in
muLinux, because it is static, in this sense: if
I change somenthing in the Setup, muRCP immediately will reflect
the changes, without modification (it is only a CGI front-end to Setup)
One of the advantages of FREESCO against mulinux is a floppy
formatted at 1440K: this facilitate a lot the installation stage.
>I would need to take out some native apps so that my embedded apps
> would fit. The question is 2 parts:
> 1) Is Mulinux the best for this application or is there another distribution
> that might fit
> better?
Answered: with FREESCO you do not need to remove anything: you have
to add, something.
>
> 2) If Mulinux is the best to start with, what things could I take out based
> on my requirements below. Keep in mind that I will be compiling the apps on a
> different system so there is no need for the compiler.
>
> I need a distribution that:
> - fits on a 1772K floppy
> - a small configurable web server that supports CGI or other scripting
thttpd is wonderfull. The new in 11r6 supports authentication.
It is also in FREESCO.
> - automatically gets an IP via DHCP from an LRP router/firewall
> - about 300k left on the 1722K floppy for embedded apps
> - ftp/telnet servers so that new apps/webpages can be downloaded and run
>
All that is supported in FREESCO. But it is 1440K, so will have no
other disk space for your appps.
Michele
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