Hi
we use over 100 sandisk CFs with no problems.
Earlier kernels detect the sandisk as a boot master only( eg 2.0.34 ). Later
kernels work OK ( even if the BIOS wont detect it ) ... try a 2.2.X kernel.
Works fine for me.
ie My toshiba laptop,teknor boards,allwell boards, various BH6 etc etc.
regards.
>===== Original Message From John Markham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =====
>ralph stickley wrote:
>
>> Dr. Miro,
>>
>> I don't think the CF cards will work as slaves - I use them as master on
the Secondary IDE channel.
>> I never got one to work as a slave but someone else may have....
>>
>> I've switched over a PCMCIA adaptor which allows "dynamic" hard drive
detection ( you don't have to reboot to see the CF card). Also, I've had some
luck with the Sandisk Imagemate USB - CF card reader - acts as a dynamic SCSI
drive.
>>
>> "Dr Jaime V. Miro" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I've got a Sandisk 32Mb. I've been trying to stick on it an embedded
flavour of linux which I've got working from a HD partition. I've seen quite a
few pointers in this mailing list about doing that, however, they ALL seem to
assume that the CF
>is detected by the BIOS, whereas mine does not seem to, UNLESS is the master
IDE, if it is the slave, I just can't see it, neither the BIOS, nor Linux.
Which is not the ideal situation, because what I want to transfer is on my
current master HD.
>> >
>> > Even booting from rescue disks get me to the same point: can't see the CF
as hdb (slave), hence I can't fdisk the device or do anything on it.
>> >
>> > I've tried various PC's with different BIOS, and varios kernels too, with
the same result.
>> >
>> > Any pointers?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Jaime
>> >
>> > P.S. Additional note in case is important: I actually managed to install
a small version of Linux in the CF I am working on a few months back. I can't
remember how I did it, but it does work and it boots if it is the master
device. What I am
>doing now is trying to intall another smaller version of Linux on it, but I'm
stuck with the above problem.
>> >
>>
>> BTW, that was the point of develloping our PeeWee Linux - the operations
required to build an embedded linux version are scripted and easily
repeated...
>>
>> http://www.peeweelinux.com
>>
>> Good Luck,
>> Ralph Stickley
>> Datalux, Corp.
>
>What are you using as the connection to the SanDisk? PCMCIA? If it is PCMCIA
have you verified PCMCIA is working correctly? If on IDE then put it on
secondary controller and see if that works.
>
>There are several companies selling IDE->CF adapter boards that may work for
you. We have an in-house developed adapter board that we plug the CF into and
then into the primary or secondary IDE controller on PC platform. We have two
methods for
>getting image on the CF. One involves dd (on PC's secondary controller) and
the other is from a net/nfs install right on the embedded platform.
>
>John Markham
>EnFlex Corp.
>
>
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