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From: Tinfoil Hat on 3 Mar 2010 15:04 Hi all, do you run Slackware on any such device? I'm looking for a box which can run Apache, maybe a smtp server and little more. I will install packages from Slackware groups "a" and "n", and nothing else. I need an ethernet port, bootable CF card, 64 to 256 MB RAM. Also welcome, but not mandatory, bootable USB port, PXE boot, second ethernet port. I've been very happy so far with Soekris Engineering net4501 (http://www.soekris.com/net4501.htm). It's worked with Slackware out of the box, without any patching or other pains in the neck, since Slackware 11, or maybe even 10-something. It died on me after more than five years of uninterrupted use. Any slackware experience on other such gizmos?
From: Danno on 3 Mar 2010 15:47 Tinfoil Hat wrote: > Hi all, > > do you run Slackware on any such device? I'm looking for a box which > can run Apache, maybe a smtp server and little more. I will install > packages from Slackware groups "a" and "n", and nothing else. > I need an ethernet port, bootable CF card, 64 to 256 MB RAM. > Also welcome, but not mandatory, bootable USB port, PXE boot, second > ethernet port. > > I've been very happy so far with Soekris Engineering net4501 > (http://www.soekris.com/net4501.htm). It's worked with Slackware out > of the box, without any patching or other pains in the neck, since > Slackware 11, or maybe even 10-something. It died on me after more > than five years of uninterrupted use. > > Any slackware experience on other such gizmos? I've been eyeing up the new FitPC2i, looks like all the hardware should work fine. They're not taking new orders ATM, but should be soon (according to the website). http://www.fit-pc.com/web/ Norhtec also has a VIA-based box (Microclient Sr), they may swap you your Jr for a Sr? http://www.norhtec.com/products/mcsr/index.html As far as I can see, it's just a ULV 500MHz C7, probably a stock VIA nanoITX board. Any Linux should work on it. -- Slackware 12.2, 2.6.27.7, Core i7 920, GeForce 8400 GS RLU #272755
From: Robby Workman on 3 Mar 2010 15:52 On 2010-03-03, Tinfoil Hat <nope(a)than.ks> wrote: > Hi all, > > do you run Slackware on any such device? I'm looking for a box which > can run Apache, maybe a smtp server and little more. I will install > packages from Slackware groups "a" and "n", and nothing else. > I need an ethernet port, bootable CF card, 64 to 256 MB RAM. > Also welcome, but not mandatory, bootable USB port, PXE boot, second > ethernet port. > > I've been very happy so far with Soekris Engineering net4501 > (http://www.soekris.com/net4501.htm). It's worked with Slackware out > of the box, without any patching or other pains in the neck, since > Slackware 11, or maybe even 10-something. It died on me after more > than five years of uninterrupted use. > > Any slackware experience on other such gizmos? The SheevaPlug comes close, but isn't quite there yet (if only because it has only 1 ethernet port). However, the GuruPlugs from the same company (GlobalScale) should be available early next month, and assuming they work as well as the SheevaPlug (I have one of those), I think they'll fit the bill perfectly. -RW
From: Sylvain Robitaille on 4 Mar 2010 00:57 Tinfoil Hat wrote: > do you run Slackware on any such device? Does an Asus EeePC count? It isn't fanless, though the fan it does have is VERY quiet. Other than that, SSD, SD card, multiple USB ports, wired or wireless (802.11b/g) networking, local keyboard and display, and a much more current CPU than the Soekris device you pointed to, in a package that looks to be about the same size as the Soekris, with a built-in UPS (ie. the netbook's battery). I think the EeePC surpasses your specification, if that's any help ... -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvain Robitaille syl(a)encs.concordia.ca Systems analyst / AITS Concordia University Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science Montreal, Quebec, Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Tinfoil Hat on 4 Mar 2010 04:14
Sylvain Robitaille, on 03/04/2010 06:57 AM, wrote: > Tinfoil Hat wrote: > >> do you run Slackware on any such device? > > Does an Asus EeePC count? Nope, way too big and expensive. I have no use for a screen or a keyboard. Thanks |