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Date:      Fri, 20 Oct 2000 11:25:07 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Ronald G Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>
To:        David Miller <dmiller@search.sparks.net>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Boot off USB SanDisk?
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0010201123540.21849-100000@mini.acl.lanl.gov>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010201311470.8684-100000@search.sparks.net>

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On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, David Miller wrote:

> Would FreeBSD have any idea how to boot off such a beast?  Alternatively,
> anyone know of an ISA/PCI adapter with enough bios on it to boot off a
> similar flash?

Put it in millenium disk-on-chip, 60 MB (soon) in the 32-pin DIP slot
found on most mainboards nowadays (yes, they have moved from surface mount
back to dip!)

I'm booting to single-user in 3 seconds using these things. The IDE delays
are high, even for Flash IDE, so going for the socket is a good thing. 

ron



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