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* Summary of the main options: Standard PC, PC Engines ALIX and similar. Others?
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==Basic Hardware Compatibility==
* Minimum and Recommended specifications  
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===CPU Type===
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[[Bering-uClibc 4.x]] only supports variants of the "x86" microprocessor. This is the standard type of processor which is installed in a "PC" or a "PC compatible" computer.
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Very early x86 CPUs such as the 8086, i286 and i386 are not supported but all i486 and later variants are supported.
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Alternative CPU types which are ''not'' supported include:
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* ARM, as used in some embedded devices and mobile phones.
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* PowerPC, as used in e.g. older Apple Macintosh computers.
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===Memory===
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Unlike most other Linux distributions, [[LEAF]] uses an in-memory file system rather than some sort of disk device to hold its working files and directories.
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It is therefore necessary to have enough memory to support:
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* The in-memory <tt>/</tt> ("root") directory structure
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* The in-memory <tt>/log</tt> directory structure
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* The in-memory <tt>/tmp</tt> directory structure
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* The normal (non-disk) memory requirements of the installed applications
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===Disk Device===
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Although not used during normal operations, [[Bering-uClibc 4.x]] needs somewhere to store the files it boots from, and any changes made to the default configuration files.
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This is typically a local disk device of some sort.
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(It is possible to configure [[Bering-uClibc 4.x]] for full "diskless" operation but this is quite an advanced configuration option. See [[Bering-uClibc 4.x - User Guide - Advanced Topics - Diskless Operation]].)
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TODO Cover:
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* CD-ROM (only)
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* CD-ROM + Floppy Disk, for config changes
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* Hard drive
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* Flash drive
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==Minimum Hardware Specifications==
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TODO Add a summary of Minimum (and Recommended?) hardware specifications.
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==Example Hardware Configurations==
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===Known to be Compatible===
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TODO
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===Known to be Incompatible===
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TODO
  
  

Revision as of 12:45, 18 November 2010

Hardware Requirements
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Basic Hardware Compatibility

CPU Type

Bering-uClibc 4.x only supports variants of the "x86" microprocessor. This is the standard type of processor which is installed in a "PC" or a "PC compatible" computer. Very early x86 CPUs such as the 8086, i286 and i386 are not supported but all i486 and later variants are supported.

Alternative CPU types which are not supported include:

  • ARM, as used in some embedded devices and mobile phones.
  • PowerPC, as used in e.g. older Apple Macintosh computers.

Memory

Unlike most other Linux distributions, LEAF uses an in-memory file system rather than some sort of disk device to hold its working files and directories. It is therefore necessary to have enough memory to support:

  • The in-memory / ("root") directory structure
  • The in-memory /log directory structure
  • The in-memory /tmp directory structure
  • The normal (non-disk) memory requirements of the installed applications

Disk Device

Although not used during normal operations, Bering-uClibc 4.x needs somewhere to store the files it boots from, and any changes made to the default configuration files. This is typically a local disk device of some sort. (It is possible to configure Bering-uClibc 4.x for full "diskless" operation but this is quite an advanced configuration option. See Bering-uClibc 4.x - User Guide - Advanced Topics - Diskless Operation.)

TODO Cover:

  • CD-ROM (only)
  • CD-ROM + Floppy Disk, for config changes
  • Hard drive
  • Flash drive


Minimum Hardware Specifications

TODO Add a summary of Minimum (and Recommended?) hardware specifications.


Example Hardware Configurations

Known to be Compatible

TODO

Known to be Incompatible

TODO



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