On Thu, Apr 08, 1999 at 12:01:55AM -0400, Leslie Everett wrote:
> Perhaps someone out there can give me a suggestion. I've installed
> RedHat Linux 5.2 to dual-boot via lilo w/ Win95 on my Compaq Armada 4120
> notebook. It's working fine and I'm quite happy with Linux.
> My problem is I only have a 1G HD and I'd like to get my 2G portable
> PC-Card HD to mount in Linux.
Red Hat Linux comes with pcmcia card services and it should be installed by
default, I think. Insert the PC card, type "cardctl insert" and see what
happens. If the card is recognised as an IDE disk then some messages like
the following should be logged.
Apr 9 18:01:20 starbright cardmgr[190]: initializing socket 1
Apr 9 18:01:20 starbright cardmgr[190]: socket 1: ATA/IDE Fixed Disk
Apr 9 18:01:20 starbright cardmgr[190]: executing: 'insmod
/lib/modules/2.0.36/pcmcia/ide_cs.o'
Apr 9 18:01:21 starbright kernel: hdc: SunDisk SDCFB-8, 7MB w/1kB Cache, CHS=245/2/32
Apr 9 18:01:21 starbright kernel: ide1 at 0x100-0x107,0x10e on irq 10
Apr 9 18:01:21 starbright kernel: hdc: hdc1
Apr 9 18:01:21 starbright kernel: ide_cs: hdc: Vcc = 5.0, Vpp = 0.0
Apr 9 18:01:21 starbright cardmgr[190]: executing: './ide start hdc'
The above extract is taken from when I inserted a CompactFlash card (which
behaves as an IDE disk). As you may be able to see, this created a device
called hdc. It has one partition, /dev/hdc1, and after inserting the card
I can mount this in the normal way. In fact I have the card manager mount
it automatically by editing /etc/pcmcia/ide.opts to specify DO_MOUNT="y" and
list the fs type and mount point.
If it's not an IDE disk then ignore the above, sorry. :-)
imc
