Ricardo Kleemann, 2001-06-25 16:28 -0800
>On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 17:17:12 -0700 Mike Noyes wrote:
>
> > Ricardo Kleemann, 2001-06-25 16:04 -0800
> > >Can LRP support compact flash cards (instead of having a floppy
> > >drive)?
> >
> > Ricardo,
> > Yes. The setup is similar to using an ide hard drive.
> >
>
>But what is the procedure? Do I need a special LRP package or something?
Ricardo,
Take a look at Charles's Hard Disk HOWTO, and this Embedded Linux Journal
article supplied by Mike Sensney.
Hard Disk HOWTO
http://leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/cstein/Documentation/LRPHardDiskHOWTO.txt
"Using CompactFlash Cards in Your Embedded Linux System"
http://embedded.linuxjournal.com/magazine/issue03/4551/
>I'm looking at Sorensen's net4501 SBC which comes with a CF card. I'm
>wondering how I could possibly install LRP on a setup like that, since
>it doesn't have a floppy...
http://www.soekris.com/products.htm
The software can be installed either by preloading the CompactFlash
storage, or by booting over the network using the PXE boot code in the
standard BIOS.
>I guess I could setup a CF card with LRP (just as if I were doing with a
>floppy) but I'm not sure if LRP would work...? Doesn't it need some
>special drivers?
Yes. See the Hard Disk HOWTO.
I hope this helps.
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Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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