Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 15:18:00 +0100 From: Richard Williamson <richard.williamson@u4eatech.com> To: Howard Jones <howie@thingy.com>, freebsd-small <freebsd-small@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: bootable PCI flash slot? Message-ID: <41791698.3040900@u4eatech.com> In-Reply-To: <1AB712D7-2434-11D9-B27E-000A956A3900@thingy.com> References: <1AB712D7-2434-11D9-B27E-000A956A3900@thingy.com>
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Howard Jones wrote: > Hi, > > I've just finished preparing a FreeBSD-based flash-booting > router/firewall, which is currently using a DiskOnModule to boot from. > If possible, I'd like the flash to be externally accessible to make > upgrading or moving the flash a little simpler. Does anyone know of a > PCI-slot flash carrier that can present itself as a bootable IDE drive > with an external slot? I've found some PCI-PCMCIA cards, but they all > talk about Windows compatibility, and appear to be aimed at digital > camera users more than anything... How married are you to the idea of using a PCI slot? We have a demo network box that uses SanDisk CF cards. The CF cards go into a SanDisk CF PC Card Adapter, that goes into the pc-card device, which is plugged into the IDE bus instead of the PCI bus. The entire thing replaces a DiskOnModule :> But it is all standard, OTC kit. rip
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