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Resurrecting a Legacy X86 PC..
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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 1019712" data-attributes="member: 325666"><p>[ATTACH=full]108337[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]108338[/ATTACH] So ..</p><p>my latest 'toy' has arrived ..</p><p>An IDE to CF adapter which fits in a floppy diskette drive front bay ..</p><p>What I like about this unit is that it has an eject button for the compact flash ..</p><p>so Easy insertion ..and removal of the CF</p><p>So ..could I install Linux Mint 15 on a CF and get it to boot ?</p><p>See for yourself in the attached pics ..</p><p>No idea of durability ..or speed atm ..nor lifetime of a CF ...under Fixed Disc emulation conditions ...but I do know I had Freenas running on a 2gb CF for many years ..</p><p>The CF I'm using for Mint 15 is a 32GB CF..</p><p>The difference I susppose is that CF access under Freenas was mostly to the NAS drives ...so presumably write access to the CF was not as frequently required as it will be under MINT ..running a full OS ..</p><p>That is I suppose what makes this interesting.</p><p>Next question ..is</p><p>Can I run a windows OS on a CF ..?</p><p>If this works I can easily make CF Operating systems that plug in ..</p><p>I know this is possible with USB flash drives on modern PCs and laptops ..but this PC is old circa 2003.</p><p>So never had a bios that fully supports USB boot ..</p><p>This is is my workaround...and likely to be expensive ..simply because CF cards aren't cheap ..or at least large ones aint.</p><p>I guess it is basically a crossover between Mechanical hard drive to SSD ...without the need for SATA.</p><p>rgds</p><p>VS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 1019712, member: 325666"] [ATTACH=full]108337[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]108338[/ATTACH] So .. my latest 'toy' has arrived .. An IDE to CF adapter which fits in a floppy diskette drive front bay .. What I like about this unit is that it has an eject button for the compact flash .. so Easy insertion ..and removal of the CF So ..could I install Linux Mint 15 on a CF and get it to boot ? See for yourself in the attached pics .. No idea of durability ..or speed atm ..nor lifetime of a CF ...under Fixed Disc emulation conditions ...but I do know I had Freenas running on a 2gb CF for many years .. The CF I'm using for Mint 15 is a 32GB CF.. The difference I susppose is that CF access under Freenas was mostly to the NAS drives ...so presumably write access to the CF was not as frequently required as it will be under MINT ..running a full OS .. That is I suppose what makes this interesting. Next question ..is Can I run a windows OS on a CF ..? If this works I can easily make CF Operating systems that plug in .. I know this is possible with USB flash drives on modern PCs and laptops ..but this PC is old circa 2003. So never had a bios that fully supports USB boot .. This is is my workaround...and likely to be expensive ..simply because CF cards aren't cheap ..or at least large ones aint. I guess it is basically a crossover between Mechanical hard drive to SSD ...without the need for SATA. rgds VS [/QUOTE]
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