Umm ... nice idea.
I've got a Compact Flash card in a pocket computer. Nice devices !
Pity that they are not 'hot swapping', though, as you suggest.
Although they are very useful as a permanent second drive :-)
My backup QL has an 8MB RomDisq from Tony Firshman. Nice as a small
Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Umm ... nice idea.
I've got a Compact Flash card in a pocket computer. Nice devices !
Pity that they are not 'hot swapping', though, as you suggest.
Although they are very useful as a permanent second drive :-)
No hot-swapping doesn't mean should be permanent.
Just power
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Peter Graf
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
Umm ... nice idea.
I've got a Compact Flash card in a pocket computer. Nice devices !
Pity that they are not 'hot swapping', though, as you suggest.
Although they are very useful as a permanent second drive :-)
No hot-swapping
: Richard.Zidlicky
Sent: 10 July 2001 09:44
To: ql-users
Cc: Richard.Zidlicky
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Syquest and Q40 question
On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 10:13:14PM -0700, Timothy Swenson wrote:
Ok, before I do something stupid and accidently format my
main HD, can
someone refresh me
Richard Z. suggesting using atari-fdisk and qxltool to get the Syquest up
and running.
I used atari-fdisk to partition the drive (1 partition). I used qxltool to
format the disk. I first tried something like this:
qxltool -W /dev/hdb1 0 label
This got an error during format (unknown
On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 01:24:16AM -0400, ZN wrote:
[snip]
I wonder if dual channel IDE controllers are supported on the Q40, if so,
that may solve your problem, you could have all the devices hooked up
permanently.
both SMSQ and Linux support at least 2 IDE controllers, I use 2 of them
At 09:06 PM 7/9/2001 +0200, Peter Graf wrote:
BTW I am successfully using CompactFlash as removable media for Q40/Q60.
Seems a very nice thing! Smaller than a QL microdrive cartridge, silent,
portable, and works under Q40 SMSQ/E and QDOS Classic *without* new drivers!
I use a special
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Timothy
Swenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
I want to bounce an idea off the collective. I just picked up a Syquest
EZ-Flyer 230 (EIDE) with about a dozen disks. I've already got two IDE
devices on my Q40 (HD and CDROM). I'm thinking about putting in the
Syquest
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Peter Graf
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
I want to bounce an idea off the collective. I just picked up a Syquest
EZ-Flyer 230 (EIDE) with about a dozen disks.
Sounds OK. At least the 135 MB one has been reported to work with Q40.
I've already got two IDE devices on
BTW, I CompactFlash (aka Digital film) on the PC. The driver on the PC
does not require a reboot when changing CompactFlash cards. It senses
when a new one is put in or one is taken out. I'm using a little USB-based
adapter called Jump Shot made by Lexar (same folks that make the
Ok, before I do something stupid and accidently format my main HD, can
someone refresh me on getting a second HD going on the Q40. I know to use
MKPART_EXE, but I'm worried that it will default to the main drive and not
the secondary drive and then there goes my data.
I also remember that
On 7/8/01 at 6:38 PM Timothy Swenson wrote:
Essentially I would turn the Q40 off, crack the case, switch the power and
IDE cable from the CDROM to the Syquest, turn on the Q40 and go about
using the Syquest. I'd reverse the procedure to get the CDROM back.
You should have no problem as long
12 matches
Mail list logo
