Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 16:46:22 +0000 From: Alan Clegg <abc@bsdi.com> To: Warner Losh <imp@village.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Flash disk support over USB? Message-ID: <20000809164622.R59189@diskfarm.firehouse.net> In-Reply-To: <200008092031.OAA50408@harmony.village.org>; from imp@village.org on Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 02:31:09PM -0600 References: <200008082308.RAA44002@harmony.village.org> <20000808152310.A34869@setzer.chocobo.cx> <14736.11357.195584.7158@trooper.velocet.net> <20000808120450.G38455@diskfarm.firehouse.net> <200008082308.RAA44002@harmony.village.org> <200008092031.OAA50408@harmony.village.org>
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Out of the ether, Warner Losh spewed forth the following bitstream: > I'd also like to add that the microdrives have a much higher current > requirement than the CF spec guarantees, especially for spinup. Maybe > the CF reader device was unable to deliver the power in such a way as > to damage the microdrive. Could well be. Since I am so clueless as to how it all works, I'll throw in the obligatory "well, it works under windows". > The newer 1G microdrives use much less power on powerup, and should > work with a wider range of devices. But, costing 3x as much as the little ones, I'm even more hesitant to stick one in a USB device. 8-) AlanC -- Alan B. Clegg abc@bsdi.com Member of Technical Staff http://www.bsdi.com Berkeley Software Design, Inc. 1-800-800-4BSD To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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