Re: headless LAMP server buying advice: Beaglebone Black or Cubieboard
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 7:03 PM, Leonardo Canducci
<leonardo.canducci@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2013/5/6 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>:
>
>> sorry... you've confused me here. if debian only worked on one
>> board, we would all be in trouble!
>>
>> oh i get it: you want a single board that happens to have upstream
>> linux kernel support, such that debian is then in a position to
>> support _that_, and you can just do "apt-get install
>> linux-image-N.N.N-xyz"?
>
> Yes! That would be super easy.
:) then you *really* want the older [marvel kirkwood] systems, as
brian and... dreagle recommend. they've been around for long enough
that they've gained acceptance upstream, been through the mill and
back again.
> I was just wandering if there was an easy path...
the easy path is: follow the instructions to the letter: do not
deviate, hesitate or repeat [if you've ever heard "i'm sorry i haven't
a clue" on radio 4 15 years ago you'll appreciate that one].
>>
>> i.e. right now, pretty much everyone does custom kernel builds, and
>> that really is the end of the matter.
>
> Got it. Like in the old days.
yyep. except there are more examples, so somewhere you'll get decent
instructions to follow.
>> ... have you considered an MK802 (or any of its variants) and running
>> USB ethernet peripherals off of a powered USB hub? don't know if you
>> can do that - it *should* be possible... hmmm....
>
> Specs are real good but it's too much hassle to get a much needed ethernet.
yeah. i was just throwing it out there.
l.
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