What if we were to store a compressed version of the main opie
components, then uncompressed to RAM fs on initial load? Can we save a
bunch of flash space in trade off for ram this way?
On a related note.. Are there people still developing busybox with OPIE?
I would really like to try installing everything to a dual boot CF
configuration, but I don't know where to begin with bb and opie.
- Aaron.
Cannon, Calvin wrote:
> Patrick,
>
> What are the risks of installing software into a RAM fs on the iPaq? I have
> a 3670, which has lots of ram, but only 16 MB of flash. I like your idea a
> lot, but I don't want to risk blowing up the user interface installation in
> the event of a reboot. I'm assuming the RAM FS is volatile. Is it possible
> to install software into a ram-fs without puting that entire FS at risk?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Calvin
> Calvin.Cannon@avnet.com
>
> -------------------------
> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 18:38:47 +0200
> From: "Patrick S. Vogt" <patrick.vogt@unibas.ch>
> Subject: Re: [Opie] Opie in "main memory" on iPaq?
> To: Steve Howson <steve@howsonfamily.com>, opie@handhelds.org
>
> create an opt directory in the ram filesysthem and link it to the root
> filesysthem.
> this should do the job.
>
> patrick
>
> On Sunday 16 June 2002 18:10, Steve Howson wrote:
>
>>Hi all.
>>I've been messing with Opie over the past couple of days and was wondering
>>if there's a way to install it other than in "main memory". I have the OS
>>and apps that I'll be using regularly installed and only have about 1.5
>>megs free.
>>
>>I put it on my 3630 with 32 megs RAM.
>>
>>Thanks for any information.
>
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