[Voyage-linux] Kingston 2GB CF won't boot ALIX

[Edwin Whitelaw]

Update....

Seems these new CF cards will load/boot 0.6.1 just fine.  If I switch 
the boot loader to lilo, they will then also boot 0.5.2.  Not a huge 
workaround but odd nonetheless.  I rather prefer grub but can live with 
this.  I've used earlier Kingston 1 & 2GB CFs with no problem so I 
assume they've changed something internally.  Had the same problem with 
a new Transcend card (maybe manufactured by the same company?)

A side note - I had tried 0.6.1 a few months ago with an Atheros card as 
AP (and WEP) at two sites and both exhibited the same problem of working 
for a period of several hours and then mysteriously losing connection 
with all clients.  Ifdown/ifup on the interface would restore function.  
Going back to 0.5.2 at one location and using a Prism card at the other 
solved that problem but it would be nice if there was confirmation that 
the AP mode with Atheros radios now works reliably so I can move forward 
with the newer release


Thanks to those who responded.

Edwin.

Edwin Whitelaw wrote:
> Been using these cards for a while without problems.
>
> I run fdisk and replace the FAT with one Linux partition and make that 
> bootable.
>
> Fresh load of 0.5.2 (from a well used standard setup) with boot 
> partition set (and confirmed on CF) and the ALIX board shows
>
> d2300:/usr/src/voyage-0.5.2# cu -l /dev/ttyS0 -s 38400
> Connected.
> PC Engines ALIX.3 v0.99h
> 640 KB Base Memory
> 261120 KB Extended Memory
>
> 01F0 Master 044A CF CARD 2GB
> Phys C/H/S 3909/16/63 Log C/H/S 977/64/63
> Missing operating system
>
> When powered up.
>
> Any ideas on this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Edwin
>

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