Compact Flash 2GB+?

Forum: User Feedback
Topic: Compact Flash 2GB+?
started by: meo

Posted by meo on Nov. 17 2006,16:16

Hi DSL-fans!

I currently use DSL on a 2 GB CF-card with a PCMCIA-adaptor. Has anyone tried a bigger CF-card with DSL? My card is getting a little crammed and I'm considering getting a bigger one. Thankful for any answers.

Have fun Y'all,
meo

Posted by rja on Nov. 20 2006,12:07

I'm using a frugal install on a Hitachi 4GB CF Microdrive attached
to a PCMCIA CF adapter. It's working fine.

Posted by meo on Nov. 20 2006,19:22

Hello rja!

Thank's for the comment. I should have been more specific in my question. I'm referring to a CF I which excludes microdrive which is a CF II. I'm kind of against moving parts and really a microdrive is a tiny harddrive. Thanks anyway!

Have fun,
meo

Posted by humpty on Nov. 21 2006,12:33

i'm using a 4GB Twinmos CF on an ide-adapter. I formatted to fat32 and used the new freedos 1.0+loadlin to boot.

Posted by meo on Nov. 21 2006,18:10

Hi humpty!

Thanks for your input. For now I have two options to use a CF-card and those are a PCMCIA-adapter that can be used only with type I CF-cards and I have an USB-adapter that can be used with either type I or type II CF-cards. One of the reasons that I prefer the PCMCIA-adapter is that I have two PCMCIA-slots but just one USB-port (that I use with my Logitech Wingman Usb mouse). But probably I could use a 4 GB CF-card with my PCMCIA-adapter if I format it to fat32 since I use dsl-embedded.

Have fun out there guys,
meo