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well I tried to install slackware on my compact flash using this manual but I understand that this manual is to install slackware from USB device, like pendrive, but any thing else.
So, How can I install slackware on my compact flash???
After installed system and lilo, I rebooted system but nothing happened.
Where did you install Lilo? On your primary HDD?
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My questions are:
1.- Can I use ext3 with compact flash, or is it necessary use JFFS2?
2.- If I use compact flash, is it neccessary create a swap partition?
Best regards.
Flash has limited writes, using EXT3 will wear it off fast. EXT3 is journaling and repeatedly writes to the disk. Use EXT2 instead (you can convert EXT3 to EXT2 without reinstalling). Same warning goes for swap.
Flash has limited writes, using EXT3 will wear it off fast. EXT3 is journaling and repeatedly writes to the disk. Use EXT2 instead (you can convert EXT3 to EXT2 without reinstalling). Same warning goes for swap.
I installed lilo in ext3 partiton of compact flash.
What is the meaning of "Same warning goes for swap"???. I am confuse.
When BIOS boots your rig it looks for your primary HDD to execute the MBR code. Unless you tell BIOS flash is your primary HDD your Lilo will not be found.
Swap is also a space where unlimited writes may occur. Better do without it.
Flash memory has a limited number write/erase of cycles. Depends on the device but with wear level technology it is on the order of 1,000,000 cycles. However, as already posted ext3 default journal write time is 5 sec. So yes you would want to use jffs2 or ext2 which does not have a journal. swap depends on how much RAM and what applications you want to run. If you swap is used then it will also decrease the memories life span.
A CF-IDE is treated basically like a non removable regular hard drive. Did you install lilo to the Master Boot Record (MBR)? What do you mean by nothing happened? Where there any error messages when you tried to boot?
I never be able to install lilo on a Compact Flash (I don't know why but I didn't search a long time). Try grub instead, for me it always works.
As said in other replies, write cycles on a Compact Flash are limited. More over, Compact Flash devices are very slow, you'd better to run your system from a ram disk...
I install grub in ext2 file system, and compact flash boot normaly.
But now I have other problem. Salckware use by default LILO, and GRUB need kernel image and initrd.img.
But in boot folder I have only vmlinuz and System.map, but no initrd.img.
GRUB can boot with an initrd, but I quite sure you can remove the "initrd" line, if your system is well configured (no need of module for booting and so on). But I say it again, for performance, and CF life, you'd better to make your system on an initrd and stay on it!
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