> I took a look at the adapter, and it appears to support multiple formats. > This could be the source of your problem. I use a much simpler CF -> IDE > adapter for programming FreeBSD images to CF devices for use in embedded > systems. My adapter has an IDE header, CF slot and LED - that's it. CF > devices can operate in true ATA mode. Perhaps your adapter is operating it > in some other mode?
this was exactly the problem. the adapter i had included a chipset to make the device act as removable media. i have since purchased and installed: http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/display_product.cfm?product_id=21 all is well now: root@fw-1[~]% dmesg | grep ad ad1: 307MB <DEM ATA FLASH> [624/16/63] at ata0-slave PIO4 and as a sidenote, setting up freebsd to use rc.diskless2 was a breeze. -randall -- :// randall s. ehren :// voice 805.893.5632 :// systems administrator :// isber|survey|avss.ucsb.edu :// institute for social, behavioral, and economic research To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
