On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 01:29:29PM +0100, Christian Hammers wrote: > Hello > > I plan to replace a Cisco by a Linux router and would like to use a > "compact flash" card instead of a hard drive to minimize hardware outages. > > Can anybody recommend me a CompactFlash solution that allowes booting? > > As far as I learned those cards have build-in IDE adapters and are > connected to the PC via a simple connector-adapter to a 40pin IDE cable. > Sadly at least Verbatim do not think that their cards are able to present > a correct "master boot record" to the BIOS although I can see no difference > between requesting sector 0 on track 0 (MBR) and any other position. >
We use "no name" CF cards with ACS CF<->IDE adapters (about $20 each), and it works fairly well, just like a normal IDE drive. The only thing is that the CF are PIO only, and thus are quite slow (about 1 Mb/sec), and use a lot of CPU bandwidth, just like any PIO drive. But it's fun and amazing :) -- Nicolas BOUGUES Axialys Interactive -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
