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Topic: Disk On Chip Support, Solid State DSL - Silent Bookcase PC

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VinCBR900

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Posted: Jan. 16 2006,21:12

Has anyone recompiled the Kernel to include M-Systems DiskOnChip support?

For those unfamiliar, the DOC is a solid state Flash thingy that emulates a disk drive in DOS, and can be easily made to plug into a Network Card -
http://www.linux-hacker.net/cgi-bin....ost=986

However, the 32bit linux kernel doesnt understand the DOS bios extension and needs a kernel mode driver.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=8752473528

The DOCs are commonly used on thin clients with Windows CE, and it would be nice to install DSL instead.

I know the kernel is already a bit big, but it might be an idea to include the DOC driver as is not very large.

Cheers, Vincent

AwPhuch

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Posted: Jan. 17 2006,01:12

Ummm.....have you been looking at the forums at all?!?

There is a new invention called a CFDISK which is a solid state Harddrive! It is in effect a HUGE A$$ DISK ON CHIP!!!!!!!!

To see it in operation in a fanless quiet ultra micro device...please check out the most excellent Nano-ITX Computer The Damn Small Machine

Smaller than a MICRO ITX!!!!!!!!!!!

Brian
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hawki

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Posted: Jan. 17 2006,01:32

Hi
I haven't tried for a while but in previous versions it was already compiled in. You did need to download the GNU utils to mknod the following devices then mount them.

brw-rw-r-- 1 root root 93, 0 Jun 14 2005 nftla
brw-rw-r-- 1 root root 93, 1 Jun 14 2005 nftla1

Good luck

hawki

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Posted: Jan. 17 2006,02:01

It looks like it still works in version 2.0

cfdisk 2.11z

Disk Drive: /dev/nftla
Size: 73891840 bytes, 73 MB
Heads: 16 Sectors per Track: 9 Cylinders: 1002

Name Flags Part Type FS Type [Label] Size (MB)
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Pri/Log Free Space 73.88

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VinCBR900

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Posted: Jan. 17 2006,09:51

Cool! I will buy a DiskOnChip from Ebay and give it a go.
I wasnt interested in IDE flash disk replacements since they are more expensive than the $20 that a used DOC costs.

I doubt the frugal install script will work, as the bootloader needs to be special. If anyone else tries this, see
http://lakeshoremicro.com/diskonchip-grub-howto.html

Thanks for your help, Vincent

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