> Problems with using embedded kernels as a base... > > * they use uclibc, which has some APIs that differ from glibc. This > could break Flash, proprietary video driver binary blobs, and who > knows what else. > > * they generally use busybox symlinks in place of most core utils. The > busybox versions don't always exactly match the standalone versions. > You would have to tweak quite a few scripts to fix that.
When you say embedded kernels you may mean something I'm not familiar with, but I use a patched vanilla kernel with Gentoo on the Beaglebone and it works great. No uclibc and no busybox. > It would be interesting to see a "micro" port of Gentoo. But you can > forget about bringing over KDE-OS, GNOME-OS, or CHROME-OS. If/when > gnash is finally ready, or HTML replaces Flash, I could see Gentoo > running with ICEWM or a lightweight desktop like XFCE or LXDE. I don't think that's right. I have a Pandaboard ES with a dual-core 1.2Ghz CPU and 1GB RAM and I bet it would run Gnome just fine. Again, maybe you're referring to something here that I'm not familiar with. - Grant
