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* Choosing the best image to download (assuming we provide multiple options)
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==Choosing An Image File to Download==
** Standard console
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For [[Bering-uClibc 4.x]] there are several different disk image files available for download. These offer a choice of tailored variants of the same basic distribution.
** Serial console
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The different variables are:
* Download location
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* The Linux kernel optimisations:
* Copying to the installation media:
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** '''<tt>i486</tt>''' is the most basic and most widely compatible kernel variant, suitable for Intel 486 CPUs (or better).
** CD-ROM
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** '''<tt>i686</tt>''' is a variant which is optimised for Intel Pentium Pro CPUs (or better) and supports multiple CPUs / CPU cores.
** CF Card (via USB card interface in another PC)
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** '''<tt>geode</tt>''' is a variant which is optimised for AMD Geode CPUs such as are used in e.g. the PC Engines ALIX boards.
** CF Card (via PXE boot)
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* The boot media type:
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** '''<tt>syslinux</tt>''' for flash drive or hard drive devices such as a USB or Compact Flash drive or a standard hard disk.
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** '''<tt>isolinux</tt>''' for CD-ROM devices (optionally in conjunction with a floppy disk for storing configuration changes).
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** '''<tt>pxelinux</tt>''' for PXE network booting.
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* The console type:
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** '''<tt>vga</tt>''' for a standard VGA console.
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** '''<tt>ser</tt>''' for an RS-232 Serial console.
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If in doubt then start with the first (most standard) option in each case - in other words the combination '''<tt>i486_syslinux_vga</tt>'''.
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==Download Location==
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TODO Add details of the download location URL and directory structure.
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==Copying to the Installation Media==
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* CD-ROM
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* CF Card (via USB card interface in another PC)
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* CF Card (via PXE boot)
  
  

Revision as of 22:05, 15 November 2010

Installing the Disk Image
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Choosing An Image File to Download

For Bering-uClibc 4.x there are several different disk image files available for download. These offer a choice of tailored variants of the same basic distribution. The different variables are:

  • The Linux kernel optimisations:
    • i486 is the most basic and most widely compatible kernel variant, suitable for Intel 486 CPUs (or better).
    • i686 is a variant which is optimised for Intel Pentium Pro CPUs (or better) and supports multiple CPUs / CPU cores.
    • geode is a variant which is optimised for AMD Geode CPUs such as are used in e.g. the PC Engines ALIX boards.
  • The boot media type:
    • syslinux for flash drive or hard drive devices such as a USB or Compact Flash drive or a standard hard disk.
    • isolinux for CD-ROM devices (optionally in conjunction with a floppy disk for storing configuration changes).
    • pxelinux for PXE network booting.
  • The console type:
    • vga for a standard VGA console.
    • ser for an RS-232 Serial console.

If in doubt then start with the first (most standard) option in each case - in other words the combination i486_syslinux_vga.


Download Location

TODO Add details of the download location URL and directory structure.


Copying to the Installation Media

  • CD-ROM
  • CF Card (via USB card interface in another PC)
  • CF Card (via PXE boot)



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