From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261452AbVGPUFN (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:05:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261509AbVGPUFM (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:05:12 -0400 Received: from [82.94.235.170] ([82.94.235.170]:33720 "EHLO mail.eduonline.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261452AbVGPUFK (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:05:10 -0400 From: Norbert van Nobelen Organization: EduSupport BV To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Sandisk Compact Flash Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:03:54 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: <42D8B196.8030208@m1k.net> <20050716183100.GA4266@sonic.net> In-Reply-To: <20050716183100.GA4266@sonic.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200507162203.54858.norbert@edusupport.nl> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org So then you will have to reboot sometimes. BTW, IDE can be hot swapped if you are carefull: Umount the device, unplug it. Plug in the same device (same model) Remount. A bit risky to your hardware, but I have used this way for harddisks several time when a system has to keep running. Never used it for compact flash though. Another option: Buy an USB card controller or a pcmcia controller for in your pc. Costs about $10,- Op zaterdag 16 juli 2005 18:31, schreef u: > On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 03:04:54AM -0400, Michael Krufky wrote: > > I recommend picking up a CF-to-IDE adapter, such as this: > > > > http://www.acscontrol.com/Index_ACS.asp?Page=/Pages/Products/CompactFlash > >/IDE_To_CF_Adapter.htm > > That's fine if you have a spare IDE port, but unlikely if you're > using a laptop. Also these do not support hot swapping. > > -- Dave > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/