On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Super Twang <[email protected]> wrote:
> @Robert >> > Thanks for the tip. Are the '*fs' filesystem packages actually > functionally complete OS's? Does your barefs boot the BBB into a state > into which I can ssh? In my local network setup, I believe I'd need a dhcp > client on the ethernet port (I don't control the router). Oh wait, I could > probably start with a usb connection and apt-get that, couldn't I? > The *fs's listed on eewiki.net are just a generic fs no kernel stuff installed by default.. It's up to you do that stuff.. > > I've seen mentions of your various '*fs' (filesystems?), but, although I'm > a seasoned software developer, I'm new enough at linux system > administration that I don't fully grasp the various terminology differences > between the ways that parts/wholes of linux come packaged: Like: 'file > systems', 'kernels', (the various kernel flavors) and 'images'... I don't > fully grasp where one starts and the other leaves off. In other words, I > wasn't sure if the '*fs' filesystems were overlays of some sort, rather > than the functionally complete foundations. I had been working under the > assumption that the 'images' were the smallest starting point, short of > getting into my own kernel compilation (by which I'm a little daunted). > file system = generic file system (aka you set eveything up) images = generic file system with a custom/specific kernel pre-installed (along with bootloader) (aka i have it setup for you out of the box) > > So, if indeed something like the barefs is functionally complete, is the > following correct? A Linux installation is: a specific version of the > compiled Linux kernel, paired with a set of installed packages (including > hardware specific drivers, and general utilities) delivered as files and > folders in a 'filesystem' (ie your barefs). An 'image' that is just a > filesystem stored in a way that can be easily read/written to/from media in > whole. > barefs is as bare as we could get it and still use dpkg/apt... ;) any bit smaller or one less package would break dpkg/apt... it's up to you to install ssh.. Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAOCHtYgVciZi0h7SNxdAg-2UKu4E8VhjFqHfoLML9mGehNUs_g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
