running linux inside a small usb device?

#11 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 10:10 AM

Roger Hamlett wrote:
> "Anthony Fremont" <spam@anywhere.com> wrote in message
> news:Fg%ef.21520$3K6.6043@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "Jeffrey F. Bloss" <jbloss@tampabay.mapson.rr.com> wrote
>>
>>> Here's one that's not USB, it apparently has both Ethernet and serial
>>> connections, but it's touted as "the smallest Linux Computer in the
>> World".
>>> http://www.picotux.com/indexe.html
>> Pretty neat, but the shipping is ridiculous. I don't like how the
>> vendors site only contains e-mail submittal forms for "support" and
>> "contact us". No FTP area or downloads at all, I don't like that. :-(
> Not as small, but 'interesting' for some applications, is the Netgear
> NSLU2 file server box. It has a small Linux implementation (SnapGear), a
> 100base-T network connection, and two USB-2 master ports. About the size
> of a cigarette packet, and cheap. 8MB of flash memory, and 32MB of RAM.
> Even an RTC!. Source for the Linux, is included on the CD.
> For certain USB master applications, it has to be a really economical way
> of going!... :-)
>
> Best Wishes
>
>
I saw a article about how to create a liveUSB at newsforge.net.You can
check it there.

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