On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 10:42:49PM +0300, Linkodas wrote: >> I would suggest to add bootable CF or SD card connector (or two). >> There are two use cases for such cards: >> >> - Installation of Debian Linux (or another 'normal' Linux >> distribution compiled for ARM). It is much simpler to install >> such distribution on CF or SD card than on internal NAND flash. >> >> - Persistent storage of system logs and other runtime writable >> data. > > I agree it is good idea. SATA/USB to CF or SD is best solution IMO. > >> It should be possible to implement CF or SD card slot using >> a couple of GPIOs. > > It will be very ssslllooowww... and will use a lot of CPU resources. > At least comparing to SATA converter or even USB adapter.
AFAIK Mikrotik Routerboard 532 has CF card slot connected in such way and it is sufficient for these purposes. External devices on USB or SATA are viable alternative (especially USB flash memory), but they are often less convenient than internal card slot. -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Ondrej 'SanTiago' Zajicek (email: [email protected]) OpenPGP encrypted e-mails preferred (KeyID 0x11DEADC3, wwwkeys.pgp.net) "To err is human -- to blame it on a computer is even more so."
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