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RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USB Flash Dr
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Bahn, William L Civ USAFA/DFCS |
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RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USB Flash Drive) |
Date: |
Thu, 1 May 2008 17:54:24 -0600 |
Thanks for the response. More questions below.
> Bahn, William L Civ USAFA/DFCS wrote:
> >
> > I need to get GnuRadio up and running on some PCI-104 embedded
> processors, which means I need the O/S to boot from a USB key. I have a 4
> GB key but am willing to purchase an 8 GB or even a 16 GB key if that's
> what it takes.
>
> What embedded processor? If it's x86, it won't be a problem.
> Otherwise, you could be in for a world of fun. ;-)
>
> > The PCI-104 has 1 GB of DRAM.
>
> ummm, do you mean PC/104, like here [1]?
No. The PCI-104 is a modified form factor that has a PCI connector instead of
the ISA connector.
We are using Lippert's Cool RoadRunner 4 which uses a Pentium M Processor.
> > An alternative would be: Does anyone know of a Linux distro that can be
> made to run from a USB key that we can get GnuRadio up and running on
> without too much heartache. We've tried installing it on DSL (Damn Small
> Linux) but can't get the fftw libraries to compile.
>
> I've installed both Gentoo and Ubuntu to thumbdrives.
I see install directions for GnuRadio for Ubuntu, but don't see anything for
Gentoo. As I look over the instructions for the various distros, they seem
quite different, so I wouldn't know how to even start trying to install it on
Gentoo. So I'll try Ubuntu first.
> The easiest way to do it would be to pull the hard drive from a laptop,
> boot from the Ubuntu CD, and plug in the thumb drive (should be the only
> disk in the laptop in order to avoid accidentally overwriting the boot
> sector of other drives). Then proceed with install.
Is accidentally overwriting the boot sector on the hard drive something that is
super easy to do? I would rather not get into tearing someone else's laptop
apart if I can avoid it.
So what is the sequence I am looking at doing here? Is it something like:
1) Use a laptop that has a CD drive and install Ubuntu onto a thumb drive on
that machine.
2) Boot the PCI-104 machine using the thumb drive.
3) Install GnuRadio onto the thumbdrive on the PCI-104 machine.
How do I handle the various drivers that are needed for the PCI-104 machine?
Can I create a boot thumbdrive on one machine and use it to boot a very
different machine?
- [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USB Flash Drive), Bahn, William L Civ USAFA/DFCS, 2008/05/01
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USB Flash Drive), Jason, 2008/05/01
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USB Flash Drive), Jason, 2008/05/01
- RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USB Flash Drive),
Bahn, William L Civ USAFA/DFCS <=
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USB Flash Drive), Dave Gotwisner, 2008/05/01
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USB Flash Drive), Tim Newman, 2008/05/01
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- RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USBFlash Drive), Jeff Brower, 2008/05/02
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USBFlash Drive), Eric Blossom, 2008/05/02
- RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USBFlash Drive), Bahn, William L Civ USAFA/DFCS, 2008/05/02
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora onUSBFlash Drive), Jeff Brower, 2008/05/02
Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio on PCI-104 (i.e., Fedora on USB Flash Drive), Eric Blossom, 2008/05/01