[XCSSA] Netvista's

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Not quite.

The NetVista has 2 flavors: Windows and Linux.  The difference
is in the BIOS, which can be flashed.

I don't like the Linux that comes with it.  It's bloated.  I didn't examine
it further, but since it expects the kernel and the root file system
in /dev/hda1, which is on the CF, I assumed that it might be writing
to the CF, which is a no no for me.  I also want the freedom to add my
own apps.  I hacked and modified the boot process to create the root
file system in memory and load my own embedded Linux.  My FW runs
on an 8MB CF.

I'm an Austin LUGger.  I'd love to give a demo as I did for the Austin
LUG some time ago, but San Antonio is kind of out of the way.  I mean,
I don't mind driving to SA, but it has to be on a weekend.  You can take
a look at my COST Linux and what I've done with the NetVista here:

http://www.avidz.net/cost/

xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> On Monday 01 January 2007 21:31, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
>   
>> I use it as my home firewall/VPN/print server.
>> Got 2 for $10 each on ebay.
>>
>> You can use it for any thing that a 233 MHz computer
>> can do. The trick is to get Linux working on it.
>>     
>
> Heh.. they run Linux by default man.. 
>
> So you DD'd over the stock Linux image?  What are you using on it?
> and who are you?  You wanna do a demo in Jan?
>
> Tweeks
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