Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] CF based Linux systems on a budget.

["Shawn Parker" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

i'm building a linux based firewall using a travla 15" deep 1u
rackmount box and a via mainboard....i considered using a cf card for
the os. but, went with a 80 gig drive so i could run squid proxying
without worry of space.

 cf cards are great for building custom thin-clients or firewalls. i
also had this crazy idea of building a small cluster using the via
mainboards and cf cards for the nodes. then just building a nas for
storage. travla has a 1u rackmount that holds 2 via boards. you can
get two nodes in a single case.

:)

On 3/7/06, Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> $143.11 for 4GB CF card.
> $9.73 for CF to IDE interface.
>
> Starting on an article about building a compact flash based Linux system
> so I went ahead and bought the parts for a new system so I can build and
> document it step by step. I thought I'd post the numbers and links here
> for anyone else who might want to try building one. Total cost for these
> parts is $152.84 including S&H and tax. Probably less for those of you
> who don't live in CA. 1GB is big enough for a command-line based Linux
> box (running Fedora) and 2GB is enough for it to run Gnome and the major
> apps. 4GB gives you room to spare for a few user files. A normal hdd,
> network-based drive, or thumb drive can be used for user files. I
> suggest moving the tmp and log dirs to ramdrives. Gotta be sure to turn
> off atime too.
>
> http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820171103
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5797209008&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
>
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