TinyLinux project status

TinyLinux project status

[Ezequiel García]

Hello,

I would like to know what is the current status of the tiny linux
project? (The current goals, status and activeness).
I've found this:

http://elinux.org/Linux_Tiny

but it seems a bit outdated.

Also, I would like to know what's the smaller kernel (static and
dynamic memory footprint) that can be achieved
right now (without losing signicant funcionality).

Is it possible to run linux a 1 MB SRAM board (no DRAM) ? (I am
thinking at a ARM7 LPC2294 header board).

Thanks a lot,
Ezequiel.

TinyLinux project status

[Dave Stevens]

Quoting Ezequiel Garc?a <elezegarcia@gmail.com>:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to know what is the current status of the tiny linux
> project? (The current goals, status and activeness).
> I've found this:
>
> http://elinux.org/Linux_Tiny
>
> but it seems a bit outdated.
>
> Also, I would like to know what's the smaller kernel (static and
> dynamic memory footprint) that can be achieved
> right now (without losing signicant funcionality).
>
> Is it possible to run linux a 1 MB SRAM board (no DRAM) ? (I am
> thinking at a ARM7 LPC2294 header board).
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Ezequiel.

you might find what you're looking for at distrowatch.org

d

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TinyLinux project status

[Dave Hylands]

Hi Ezequiel,

2012/4/10 Ezequiel Garc?a <elezegarcia@gmail.com>:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to know what is the current status of the tiny linux
> project? (The current goals, status and activeness).
> I've found this:
>
> http://elinux.org/Linux_Tiny
>
> but it seems a bit outdated.
>
> Also, I would like to know what's the smaller kernel (static and
> dynamic memory footprint) that can be achieved
> right now (without losing signicant funcionality).
>
> Is it possible to run linux a 1 MB SRAM board (no DRAM) ? (I am
> thinking at a ARM7 LPC2294 header board).

I'm going to hazard a guess and say no. I remember working with the
2.4.x kernel and being able to get it to run on a board with 4 MB of
RAM, and we were fairly tight.

You have to keep in mind that your 1 Mb has to store your currently
running user-mode programs as well.

-- 
Dave Hylands
Shuswap, BC, Canada
http://www.davehylands.com

TinyLinux project status

[Peter Teoh]

minimum specs is available within the page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Core_Linux

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Small_Linux

2012/4/10 Ezequiel Garc?a <elezegarcia@gmail.com>

> Hello,
>
> I would like to know what is the current status of the tiny linux
> project? (The current goals, status and activeness).
> I've found this:
>
> http://elinux.org/Linux_Tiny
>
> but it seems a bit outdated.
>
> Also, I would like to know what's the smaller kernel (static and
> dynamic memory footprint) that can be achieved
> right now (without losing signicant funcionality).
>
> Is it possible to run linux a 1 MB SRAM board (no DRAM) ? (I am
> thinking at a ARM7 LPC2294 header board).
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Ezequiel.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Kernelnewbies mailing list
> Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org
> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
>



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TinyLinux project status

[Peter Teoh]

http://www.chibios.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=chibios:documents:requirements

This is 2KiB RAM for recommended configuration.

It is not Linux, but is based on RTOS.

2012/4/11 Peter Teoh <htmldeveloper@gmail.com>

> minimum specs is available within the page:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Core_Linux
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Small_Linux
>
> 2012/4/10 Ezequiel Garc?a <elezegarcia@gmail.com>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I would like to know what is the current status of the tiny linux
>> project? (The current goals, status and activeness).
>> I've found this:
>>
>> http://elinux.org/Linux_Tiny
>>
>> but it seems a bit outdated.
>>
>> Also, I would like to know what's the smaller kernel (static and
>> dynamic memory footprint) that can be achieved
>> right now (without losing signicant funcionality).
>>
>> Is it possible to run linux a 1 MB SRAM board (no DRAM) ? (I am
>> thinking at a ARM7 LPC2294 header board).
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>> Ezequiel.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Kernelnewbies mailing list
>> Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org
>> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Peter Teoh
>



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TinyLinux project status

[Ezequiel García]

Hi Peter,

2012/4/10 Peter Teoh <htmldeveloper@gmail.com>:
> http://www.chibios.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=chibios:documents:requirements
>
> This is 2KiB RAM for recommended configuration.
>
> It is not Linux, but is based on RTOS.
>
Chibios looks interesting, thanks...

> 2012/4/11 Peter Teoh <htmldeveloper@gmail.com>
>>
>> minimum specs is available within the page:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Core_Linux
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Small_Linux

These are distros, and they need *way* more than I'm willing to give :)
on the "distro" side I'm targetting at uClinux.

For the moment, I've just received a nommu coldfire board with 16 MB
so I have a platform to try to build a tiny kernel (of course, I could do it
anywhere, but it's more fun this way :)

Thanks,
Ezequiel.