Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Small and dirty 32 bit environment just to flash my Bus Pirate

[Mick]

On Wednesday 19 Jul 2017 18:57:50 tuxic@××××××.de wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My Buspirate v36a needs a newer firmware.
> Unfortunately the flasher software is only
> available in 32bit and I run a 64bit modern
> Gentoo.

$ uname -m
x86_64

$ which linux32
/usr/bin/linux32

$ linux32 --help

Usage:
 linux32 [options] [<program> [<argument>...]]

Change the reported architecture and set personality flags.

Options:
 -B, --32bit              turns on ADDR_LIMIT_32BIT
 -F, --fdpic-funcptrs     makes function pointers point to descriptors
 -I, --short-inode        turns on SHORT_INODE
 -L, --addr-compat-layout changes the way virtual memory is allocated
 -R, --addr-no-randomize  disables randomization of the virtual address space
 -S, --whole-seconds      turns on WHOLE_SECONDS
 -T, --sticky-timeouts    turns on STICKY_TIMEOUTS
 -X, --read-implies-exec  turns on READ_IMPLIES_EXEC
 -Z, --mmap-page-zero     turns on MMAP_PAGE_ZERO
 -3, --3gb                limits the used address space to a maximum of 3 GB
     --4gb                ignored (for backward compatibility only)
     --uname-2.6          turns on UNAME26
 -v, --verbose            say what options are being switched on

 -h, --help     display this help and exit
 -V, --version  output version information and exit

For more details see setarch(8).


> The flasher is a commandline tool and needs
> no fancy movie player or fat surround sound.
>
> If there is no way (I fear) to setup a tiny
> quick'n' dirty 32bit environment on my Gentoo
> just to flash the firmware I woyld install
> a tiny quick'n'dirty 32bit Linux for my
> Virtual Box.
>
> Does one knows of a simple straight-forward
> distro, which knows of /dev/ttyUSB<n> and
> is not a BEAST to download?

Damn Small Linux used to be fairly small.  I don't know if it is still alive.

> Thanks a lot in advance for any help!
> Cheers
> Meino

-- 
Regards,
Mick