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Just for comparison same values using IBM 12GB 2.5" ATA disk DARA 212000 sharedoc@sharedoc-backoffice:~$ sudo hdparm -tT /dev/sda [sudo] password for sharedoc: /dev/sda: Timing cached reads: 246 MB in 2.01 seconds = 122.26 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 38 MB in 3.04 seconds = 12.50 MB/sec share...

FSB = 108MHz

Since I have cannot use Kingston 8GB CF module on the TP600E home server, I decided to take it into use in my other TP600E and install Ubuntu on it. This TP600 is used mainly for general purpose web browsing and email. I made following modifications to reduce writes to CF disk: - disable swapping: a...

TP600E home server's P3 processor 450@300 @0.90Vcore is generating heat so little that I am considering to eliminate the processor cooler fan in order to reduce noise and dust accumulation. However, motherboard is monitoring fan rotation, so there needs to be a "live" tach signal (5 volt square wave...

Kingston 8GB Compact Flask $ sudo hdparm -tT /dev/sda /dev/sda: Timing cached reads: 272 MB in 2.01 seconds = 135.12 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 68 MB in 3.07 seconds = 22.15 MB/sec $ x86info -mhz x86info v1.17. Dave Jones 2001-2005 Feedback to <davej@redhat.com>. Found 1 CPU ----------------...

Ordered a cheap Transcend 133X 4GB CF card that should report "fixed", so that it should imitate IDE disk better than Kingston 8GB which reports "removable".
Hopefully it will allow XP finally to install and boot...

I postpone XP installation for the time being. Propably I come back later when I have more time to read about embedded XP installation on CF.

Now installing Ubuntu to get the home server running to measure power consumption when running on CF.

Sun Disk utility ATCFWCHG did not work on Kingston 8GB CF card.

Tried several workarounds found in the internet, no success yet in installing XP on Kingston 8GB CF.

I have not been able to install XP on IDE CF adapter. 1st round of Installation seems to go fine but boot from CF disk gives error message "A disk error occurred. Press ctrl+alt+del to restart". I wonder if has something to do that XP considers disk to be "removable". There is Sun Disk utility to fo...

IDE CF -adapter was faulty but I was able to fix it. There was aluminium deposit that was somehow glued on two adjacent pins that connect CF connector to circuit board. Clearing that aluminium deposit off and the adapter ceased to cause 174 error on boot.

I managed to install and boot Ubuntu.

Good news: I received IDE 2.5 CF adapter.
Bad news: Creates error 174 when booting with Kingston 8GB CF card

8GB card is ok, because it is readable using PCMCIA adapter.

SmartBootManager did not detect PCMCIA/CF card.Maybe CF card should be formatted as FAT16, but then you only get 2G of the capacity.
I will wait for the IDE CF adapter to arrive for further tests on CF.

I wil resume USB stick tests.

Ubuntu has SmartBootManager which on paper promises PCMCIA atapi drivers for CD .

Ddisk and Ghost are no more immediate problems because I have Ubuntu installed on the PCMCIA CF to work with. Immediate problem is how to boot Uuntu form PCMCIA CF. I am going to study if I can open the Ubuntu install CD .iso and modify the point where it asks whether to install or run from CD; add ...

Quicly tested Ubuntu install CD does not find already installed Ubuntu on the CF disk... uh.
Ordered cheap IDE 2.5 CF adapter for further trials...