Some ideas on Tim's script

[George Rosamond]

On 01/30/13 11:01, Brett Wynkoop wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:24:58 -0500
> George Rosamond <george at ceetonetechnology.com> wrote:
>
>> I mentioned this to Tim offline a while back, but I have some quick
>> thoughts on options for the scripts.
>>
>> A bunch of us in NYC*BUG have been hacking on Soekris and Alix boards
>> with i386 for a long while, which lays the basis for some of these
>> thoughts.
>>
>> But first, with 8G images, I had to adjust the config.sh's SD_SIZE
>> below 7900 for Kingston SD Cards to fit.  I can give more specifics
>> if desired.  Anyone else experience that?
>>
>
> No problem with my microsd card, but I do not recall what brand it is
> and I do not want to shut down the board to check.
>
>> In terms of /etc/fstab, I think adding tmpfs to the kernel would be
>> useful.  Without it, using md(4) for /var/log, /tmp and /var/tmp is
>> certainly a nice way to minimize disk writes.
>>
>
> I agree that tmpfs in the kernel would be good for the above.

I haven't had issues with tmpfs even on 7.4, so I assume it's fine on 
CURRENT

>
>> It might also make sense to add rc_debug="YES" and rc_info="YES" to
>> the default /etc/rc.conf.  Most users are testing right now, and it's
>> only logical for the pool of people hacking on them.
>>
>> And maybe to add the relevant ntpdate(8) settings to /etc/rc.conf.
>
> One of the first things I did was put ntpdate into startup, but for
> boards not connected to the net that will create a several second hang.

As bad as dhclient in rc?

;o

My angle is making troubleshooting easier (as above with rc_debug and 
rc_info) and also easing the adoption of the script as a tool for newer 
users.

g