Hi Jose can't you partition the CF card before you run physdiskwrite? E.g. into 500mb and 1.5 GB partitions ?
regards Mart Jose Colin wrote: > HI martin. I was watching that url when at first I tried to install. however > my CF is 2 gigas and it appears that some protection arise when the disk is > larger than 800mb so i couldnt use that link to install with > physdiskwrite. here the post I put after the original > > when I tried to use physdiskwrite. it ask me What Disk do you want to > write. but the CF is 2 gigas capacity. and it said in cmd.exe that "the > disk is larger than 800mb (safety overwrite check) please check another one" > this in windows. > so I couldnt to write the compact flash. and If I could. I dont know how > to make CF boot. or install > > On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 1:42 AM, Martin Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> wrote: > >> Hi Jose >> >> I think the "Using Windows to Prepare the CF" section of this page still >> applies: >> >> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/AstLinux+Users+Guide+Chapter+1 >> >> regards >> Mart >> >> Jose Colin wrote: >>> HI. I was waiting for the final version official of astlinux 6 but it >> doesnt >>> seems to came soon. >>> so I decide to install the last available version that it is 6.2 i think >>> >>> my question and please help me is this. >>> I need to instrall from a windows using physdiskwrite. with a usb card >>> reader flash compact reader. >>> the thing is that i dont know the step by step to do so. >>> what I see it. seems no deep for a neofito guy as I am. I have seen the >>> runnix install but is not deep enough since only said that it can be done >>> with physdiskwrite. but it does not supply HOW. >>> I download the imgs. and unzip. but I am stuck. cuz i dont know if I need >> to >>> download runnix first or it came with the astlinux. etc >>> I even dont know physdiskwrite. but you can told me step by step. in >> order >>> to install astlinux with runix 6.2 in a CF that would work in my new >> zonbu >>> device that is VIA. >>> so could anyone on this list could tell me step by step how to install >> the >>> astlinux runnix by windows with physdiskwrite >>> >>> thant way i can begin to use my astlinux system. >>> >>> thanks so much and thanks in advance >>> Colin >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >>> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >>> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >> world >>> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Astlinux-users mailing list >>> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >>> >>> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Astlinux-users mailing list >> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >> >> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
