John Serafin wrote:
>On Sun, Jan 28, 2007 at 09:51:38PM -0500, Donald MacQueen wrote:
>
>
>>I recently configured my trusty 570 with Ubuntu server, which was pretty
>>painless. The whole install takes just over 500 megs.
>>
>>The problem is that the hard drive makes an annoying whine, so I am
>>toying with the idea of putting the whole thing on a 2 Meg CF card,
>>which can be had for ~$40.
>>
>>The question is, how do I know if the PCMCIA adapter I buy to hold the
>>CF card is bootable?
>>
>>
>
>Unlike [Smartmedia MMC, SD, Memorystick] PCMCIA adapters, CF PCMCIA adapters
>have no electronics in them, they just connect the recpticles in the CF card
>to the coresponding pins in the PCMCIA socket.
>
>The CF card itself has the electronics to make it emulate an IDE drive.
>
>
So what you are saying in that there is no difference between those CF
adapters that advertise themselves as CF readers and those that say they
are CF readers -and- writers?
>
>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Donald
>>
>>
>
>
>
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