On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 5:01 AM, William Kenworthy <bi...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > On 01/02/13 23:52, Dustin C. Hatch wrote: >> On 2/1/2013 03:17, Nilesh Govindrajan wrote: >>> So I finally got an SDHC card for my Raspberry Pi. >>> I'll be preparing a base system on my desktop before booting the Pi >>> with it (I know there's a stage3 available, but don't want to use it). >>> >>> How do I get the list of packages which are required for a complete >>> successful boot? >>> >>> -- >>> Nilesh Govindrajan >>> http://nileshgr.com >>> >> Depending on how much you want your Raspberry Pi to do, you may find my >> blog post on this subject useful `Minimalist Gentoo for the Raspberry >> Pi`__. I discuss how to cross-compile a minimal system (i.e. no Portage >> or gcc, just what you need to boot up). The first section lists the >> smallest set of packages you need for this. >> >> >> __ >> http://dustinhatch.tumblr.com/post/38118003177/minimalist-gentoo-for-the-raspberry-pi >> >> > > Also worth keeping in mind is avoid the ext series of file systems, on > a 4G card I ran out of inodes a few times when compiling add-on > packages. Rather disastrous ... either create using options to maximise > inodes or use something better. > > BillK > > >
ext never worked good for me, xfs fan here :D -- Nilesh Govindrajan http://nileshgr.com
