linux kernel install on embedded device

sensational · 08-23-2005, 05:25 AM

hi
i am a newbie to linux.so please help
i want to use linux kernel 2.6 on my embedded device.i have got to know that i need a bootloader, kernel and root filesystem for that.
i dont know which root filesystem to use intial ramdisk or jffs.
but i got to know that JFFS is for flash devices. So that leaves with intial ramdisk but where do i get it? is that available with the linux kernel i have downloaded.
waiting for a quick reply
thanks and regards
amit

dinolinux · 08-23-2005, 12:55 PM

WRONG FORUM

Mara · 08-23-2005, 04:13 PM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux-General and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

You need an embedded system, so probably a small one. The software you get in a standard distribution is too big. You need to build the filesystem yourself. There's a howto about embedding Linux here: http://www.dobit.com/emblin/embhowto.htm It's quite old, but should be useful.