[CALUG] Loading DSL onto Compact Flash.

[John Clemens]

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Sorry, I took this off list because.. .well, I'm not sure why, guess my fear of 
looking foolish.

In that case, it's probably that the USB CF drive isn't recognised by linux.. 
I've had this problem before, it's not uncommon.  I recommend going to froogle 
(or store of choice) and searching for "IDE Compact Flash Adapter".  I see some 
on froogle in the $7-$11 range.  They do require a floppy drive power 
connector, if that's a problem.

Your other option involved debugging the usb-storage kernel module and find out 
whats wrong.  Much more rewarding, but not for the faint of heart (or those 
under a time limit).

john.c

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, James Ewing Cottrell 3rd wrote:

> Yeah, that. Sorry for the confusion.
> 
> JIM
> 
> John Clemens wrote:
>> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, James Ewing Cottrell 3rd wrote:
>> 
>>> Not necessarily. My BIOS has several mapping options. A CF can be
>>> treated as if it were a [1] floppy, [2] SCSI disk, [3] CD, or [4] AUTO.
>>> 
>>> In the default AUTO mode, it's a floppy unless it's bigger than 512K.
>>> 
>>> JIM
>> 
>> 
>> That's a -highly- odd set of options for a Compact Flash drive.  That sounds 
>> a lot more like options for a USB flash drive.  Compact Flash is, I thought, 
>> identical to 40pin, PIO-only IDE.  in other words, with the right converter 
>> to route the pins you can just plug it into your standard IDE port on your 
>> system and go.  In fact, I've done this in a previous job..
>> 
>> Is your "CF" drive by any chance hooked in through a USB reader, and that's 
>> what you're trying to get to work? If so, you might want to invest in a 5$ 
>> IDE->CF adapter and plug thatinto your IDE port and try it..
>> 
>> I haven't been following the conversation though so I could be waay off 
>> base, if so, please ignore me.
>> 
>> john.c
>> 
>

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