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Does Linux still fit on a floppy? Last few times I tried I couldn't get the kernel below 1.7mb (without throwing out stuff like block devices.)
by swiley 5y ago
Does Linux still fit on a floppy? Last few times I tried I couldn't get the kernel below 1.7mb (without throwing out stuff like block devices.)
- heavyset_go 5y agoOpenWRT needs to compile and run on devices with only 4MB of flash storage, and they have a guide for slimming down the kernel here: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/saving_space https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/savi... I would be surprised if the resulting kernel is any bigger than a floppy disk.
- nope96 5y agoThe latest version of OpenWRT is now 8MB "Due to new features being introduced and the general size increase of the Linux kernel, devices now need at least 8 MB of flash and 64 MB of RAM to run a default build of OpenWrt."
- rcxdude 5y agoThat's the default build though. Looks like with some adjustments it still goes smaller.
- heavyset_go 5y agoI run OpenWRT on a device with 4MB of flash storage, and I update it regularly. The guide I posted from OpenWRT goes into specifics about targeting platforms with limited storage.