> The higher-end ones advertise Linux support, too. Running Debian on 32MB > is a bit cramped but if you're careful it works fine --- I used Debian > on an NSLU2 for years. But I had swap. A cut-down distro like SlugOS or > OpenWRT is probably better for your purposes.
I've had an NSLU2 for years that is running Debian fine (although I do have swap enabled). Given that device it 6+ years old, I was hoping that equivalent functionality would have since been consolidated into cheaper, minimal chip count solution. Perhaps something that could be manufactured in mass quantities for less than $5 -- not the retail cost. I'm very familiar with Atmel's 8-bit chips, but know almost nothing about their more capable ARM and other 32-bit solutions. I'll take a look and see what I can find. I'll also follow up on Peter's suggestion of an IMX233 olinuxino micro, RAM and microSD slot. Given a 1GB micro SD card can be had a for a few bucks retail and is removable, that is an appealing solution for the flash side of things. I would like to use Debian just for ease of development and prototyping because it's what I know best. If one were to create a custom, minimal kernel, does a distro like SlugOS or OpenWRT offer advantages? I would assume their packages are meant to minimize RAM/Flash resources. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caeosq-ozwz_nhq_v6ksfjnrtby8qfjnp+aw8-igtxctvce3...@mail.gmail.com
