[PLUG] Re: Free Tablet Computers To Good (or Bad) Homes

Galen Seitz galens at seitzassoc.com
Fri Jun 25 14:47:02 UTC 2004


Andy Davidson <pheon at hevanet.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 11:33:27AM -0700, alan wrote:
> > 
> > I have noticed that some CF type media will not format as anything other 
> > than vfat.  It seems to be something in how the media was made.  Some usb 
> > drives do this.  Some flash memory does as well.  Probably the same OEM.
> > 
> > Have you tried a different brand?
> 
> No, I was trying what I had on hand.  The one that I can format as
> ext2 is a different brand from the other two that won't.
> 
> > Is there a reason you cannot use vfat?
> 
> I am trying to put Linux on it.  I cannot imagine Linux working
> directly on a vfat: no links, no permissions, etc. [Wait a minute, I
> suppose I might try Slackware's zipslack.  I would have to put DOS on
> the CF, but that might work.  I'd rather run a regular Linux if I
> can, though.]

I would appreciate it if you would post the brand names.  I'm working on
a project where the filesystem will be in CF.  I'd like to avoid this
problem by purchasing a known-to-work brand.

thanks,
galen





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