I got into a very specific situation and want to get to know your opinions.
I have got a mini PC with Intel Atom processor which should run CentOS with an upgraded kernel to 3.x and some applications. Disk is a Compact Flash card connected through SATA to CF adapter.
The overall performance of this mini PC is not suitable for compiling kernel. Installing Centos takes more time & effort too so I decided to do the following:
- mount Compact Flash to VirtualBox on a high-performance PC
- install CentOS and all applications through Virtual Box to the CF card
- compile new kernel through VirtualBox
- get all other settings set
- backup the content of the CF with dd (to be able to reuse it)
- boot mini PC with a finalized OS on the CF
I see two main problems:
- CentOS is installed on a different architecture than it is used on = actually I tried this and it worked
- new kernel is compiled on a different architecture than it is used on = this should not be a problem if I compile the kernel to run on all architectures
Do you see other problems which I should be aware of?
Do you have experience with similar sirtuation?
Any other ideas?
