familiar extension for software in ram

dear family ;-)

I have installed most of the packages in Familiar 0.4. This fills my 16M FLASH
with just basic stuff, so to have any applications they have to be installed in RAM.
I add this stuff by rsync at bootup and put it under /usr/local on /mnt/ramfs.
I could be nice if ipkg added fuctions for placing packages in RAM i.e. to a
alternative directory (i.e. /ram).
Then we could add/upgrade this packages after boot.

Speeking of boot, my system/WM freezes, after a while - when I start
another of a few applications. Suspend/resume with power button works(i.e. bootldr),
but serial
console login stops after typing username - so it looks like a process initiation
problem, but now messages at the console. Any ideas ?

Among the applications I have collected/compiled is sylpheed for mail, and dillo for
www. sylpheed is not tailored for the screen format, but the basic stuff works
after tweeking on a big screen.
Anyone that got althea working - I mocked up altea 0.3.4 like the micro-Althea
0.1 but it crashes ..?

Any plans to make a collection of apps for Familar ?

regards
Olav

The apps are listed here - tell me if you want to try rsync from my machine !

ls -l /usr/local/bin
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 415480 May 11 18:22 althea
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 150060 Mar 12 02:13 calculator
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 390552 Mar 12 02:13 contacts
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 220624 May 12 08:49 dillo
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 172492 Apr 29 08:15 emelfm
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 442276 Mar 12 02:13 expenses
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 32668 Apr 24 16:03 gtktetris
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 134844 Apr 24 15:44 mpeg_play
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 191910 Apr 24 15:10 mpg123
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 112416 Mar 12 02:13 notes
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 2038 Apr 30 13:00 procpaq.py
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 373556 Mar 12 02:13 schedule
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 470276 Oct 28 1999 sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 606252 May 12 00:07 sylpheed
-rwxr-xr-x 1 110 105 202056 Mar 12 02:13 todo
Received on Tue May 22 2001 - 09:25:06 EDT