[Voyage-linux] Re: Kingston 2GB CF won't boot ALIX (Edwin Whitelaw)

[Rui Pedro Bernardino]

Hi,

I had this same issue, fixed it by using a different fdisk program 
(gnu-fdisk in my case, "sudo apt-get install gnu-fdisk" if you're a 
Ubuntu user): it seems the 'normal' fdisk won't handle all CF geometries 
correctly and messes boot.

Regards
> 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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