installatin of Ubuntu on CF card

[Jakob Lenfers]

Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu> writes:
> Jakob Lenfers wrote:

>> I'm not sure if it helps, but I've installed a debian sarge without any
>> problems on a 512MB CF-Card in a CF2IDE-Adapter without a boot
>> partition.
> CF direct to IDE?  That sounds cool!  I was thinking he was talking
> about a CF card in a USB reader; I would really be surprised if /that/
> worked.

I got it for ~5€ on ebay. AFAIU you just have to forward the 40 pins of
the IDE interface to the CF card and add power, because CF talks IDE
internally.

Jakob
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