On Wed, 2002-07-10 at 09:12, John Klar wrote:
> Below, I outline a potential "solution" on how to secure a CF card.  This is
> all theory, none of it has been tested (yet).  I'd like the theory to be sound
> before I go any further.  It's a strawman, go nuts.  Please pay particular
> attention to the ISSUES section.
> 
<snip>
> 
> - Corruption has been reported on a manually toggled WE line.  (URL) The
> test configuration is unclear.  Was the line toggled on a still mounted
> device?  If so, there's a very real chance that there were still some write
> buffers to be flushed.
> 
> - Beyond corruption, would 'hiding' the device confuse the kernel?  The 2.6
> kernel should be much improved w.r.t 'removeable' IDE devices, but that's a
> long way off.  Some support exists for rescaning the IDE bus.  (URL)

John,
I don't think this will work without a custom ATA controller. Note: I'm
not an EE, so I may be incorrect.

You may find the CF 1.4 specifications useful.
http://www.compactflash.org/cfspc1_4.pdf

-- 
Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://sourceforge.net/users/mhnoyes/
http://leaf-project.org/



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