Does DSL work well with a 16 bits X86 system ? I am thinking of using the Vadem VG330 to build an embedded X86 PMD (Personal Multimedia Device - Video, Audio (MP3), ebook, TV recording, Camcorder, camera, Wifi, SD/MMC, USB, 3.5" LCD, keypad, etc) using DSL. Please advise.
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Does DSL work well with a 16 bits X86 system?
If you by 16 bit means a 80286 or lower, it doesn't work at all. Linux requires a memory management unit (mmu) which was introduced with the 80386. You could take a look at http://elks.sourceforge.net/ or google for embedded linux versions for processors without mmu.wing_newton,
'embedded' in this forum means emulated with qemu (or vmware). What you want instead is a unix-like OS that works on 16-bit intel compatible chips. I'd go for Minix.qemu on win98 ? perhaps too slow!
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