FreeBSD on a CompactFlash

[Sean Bruno]

Gilles wrote:
> Hello
>
> 	After giving CF-based distros a try to run an Asterisk PBX, the
> conclusion is that they're nice... as long as the apps they offer are
> fine with you... which they aren't, so, if possible, I'd like to use a
> regular FreeBSD distro, so I can install whatever application I need.
>
> At this point, I seem to have understood that there are two ways to do
> this:
>
> - use a reduced FreeBSD that's been built from the get-go to run off a
> CF card (ie. it's small, and doesn't trash the card with too many
> write accesses)
>
> - install FreeBSD on the server, and run a script like nanoBSD that
> will build a compact image, ready to be dd'ed to the card.
>
> Am I correct? Are there tips and traps to know about before giving it
> a go?
>
> Thank you.
>
>   
The NANOBSD how to in the handbook is all I used to get up and running.  
I'm using the transcend 512 MB flash and it's more than enough for me.

To really use NANOBSD effectively, you do need a "buildserver" to create 
the images.

Sean