From owner-freebsd-small Sat Dec 25 11:27:21 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Received: from mail-smtp.socket.net (mail-smtp.socket.net [216.106.1.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC17715253 for ; Sat, 25 Dec 1999 11:27:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from vaevictus@socket.net) Received: from socket.net (mail.socket.net [216.106.1.7]) by mail-smtp.socket.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id NAA32255 for ; Sat, 25 Dec 1999 13:12:29 -0600 Received: from nathanm.office.socket.net ([216.106.0.22]) by socket.net ; Sat, 25 Dec 1999 13:03:56 -0600 Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 13:00:58 -0600 (CST) From: Nathan Mahon X-Sender: vaevictus@nathanm.office.socket.net To: Luigi Rizzo Cc: small@freebsd.org Subject: Re: any way to boot from compactflash ? In-Reply-To: <199912231152.MAA12483@info.iet.unipi.it> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I'm using hardware that is basically an IDE device that you plug the flashcards into. They're PC-104 equipment, but we're using them soully as an IDE interface. I don't have the info right here with me, but if anyone's interested, I can go get it. :) n8 vaevictus@socket.net On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > Hi, > > does any of you know of hardware that can be used to boot > a standard desktop system from a compactflash module ? > The idea is to replace the (unreliable and small) floppies > in the various picobsd boxes we have around. > Most compactflash readers i have seen hook to the parallel port, > plus i have no idea on how to program them. On the > other hand, when i read advertisement of compactflash devices, > they say things like "ATA compatible" which makes me think there > must be a relatively simple way to emulate a disk with them... > > thanks > luigi > -----------------------------------+------------------------------------- > Luigi RIZZO, luigi@iet.unipi.it . Dip. di Ing. dell'Informazione > http://www.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/ . Universita` di Pisa > TEL/FAX: +39-050-568.533/522 . via Diotisalvi 2, 56126 PISA (Italy) > Mobile +39-347-0373137 > -----------------------------------+------------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message