Not really a linux PORTING question, but maybe of general interest? Simply, I'm pondering the ways I might use to exchange data beween LINUX and my HPC. With useful help from this site, I have now setup my CE 2.0 MC12 to talk to ethernet LAN etc. But, since I haven't
(easily
) found an FTP server for CE 2.0
(anyone know of one?
), I've been experimenting with an internal Compact Flash reader on my SuSE linux box...
For gadget fans it's a:
http://gruntville.com/reviews/controllers/coolpanel/index.php
With the reader installed, I was pleasantly surprised that SuSE 9.3 both found and
(transparently!
) automounted my digital Camera's SD
(?
) Flash Card. So, flushed with that sucess, I tried pushing my HPC's CF "Type 1" card into the other socket. Certainly SuSE can see it, but cannot read it
(?
). For the linux buffs, the command: "tail -f /var/log/messages"
(useful incantation!
) returns stuff about "very big devices", tries to use "READ CAPACITY
(16
)", but returns a capacity of 2199023MB
(!
) and then gives sundry I/O errors on "sdb"...
But, just as a GENERAL question: Has anyone ever tried sticking an HPC CF card into their LINUX box... Or even, shock horror, managed to READ it?
Two
(obvious
) possibilities occur to me. The CF drive doesn't work
(without a driver
) or perhaps Linux cannot read an HPC FAT system? FWIW, I've tried MANUALLY mounting hdb as a standard "VFAT" system, but without any real success. As an aside, does Windoze ME, XP... or Windows CE, require formatted CF cards? Does one need to *Format* CF drives BEFORE use? Not a medium I'm familiar with. Too many questions, but if anyone has any random thoughts on this...
Chris
P.S. Normally I solve things like this, by experiment, but sadly a combination of DABS and Parcel Force have contrived to loose
(?
) two 256MB CF cards I have on order, so I won't be able to test some of the above hypothesis just yet!
Edited by Macavity 2005-10-09 6:45 AM