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Title: Ide-cs Module. Avaiable?
Post by: jcabrer on September 02, 2005, 02:56:52 pm
I guess I may be in denial, but I just cannot believe that this microdrive will not work in my Z!  Can anyone provide the ide-cs module?  I'm looking at IpkgFind, but I don't think those ipks are compatible with pdaXrom.  Am I right?
Title: Ide-cs Module. Avaiable?
Post by: Hrw on September 02, 2005, 03:03:49 pm
normal OZ distros have ide_cs in kernel as all CF storage cards needs it
Title: Ide-cs Module. Avaiable?
Post by: jcabrer on September 02, 2005, 03:14:16 pm
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normal OZ distros have ide_cs in kernel as all CF storage cards needs it
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I'm not so sure it's using ide-cs.  I've been talking directly to Hitachi engineers, and they insist that a microdrive with IDE-only capabilities should work with Linux.  The only ones that seem to be working right now in the Z are those that look like memory instead.
Title: Ide-cs Module. Avaiable?
Post by: inode0 on September 02, 2005, 03:28:23 pm
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I'm not so sure it's using ide-cs.  I've been talking directly to Hitachi engineers, and they insist that a microdrive with IDE-only capabilities should work with Linux.  The only ones that seem to be working right now in the Z are those that look like memory instead.
I have both a 2GB and 4GB Hitachi microdrive and both work fine in the zaurus. Both are detected as ATA disk drives and use ide_cs which appears to be in the kernel I'm using (stock sharp).

John
Title: Ide-cs Module. Avaiable?
Post by: jcabrer on September 02, 2005, 03:44:40 pm
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I'm not so sure it's using ide-cs.  I've been talking directly to Hitachi engineers, and they insist that a microdrive with IDE-only capabilities should work with Linux.  The only ones that seem to be working right now in the Z are those that look like memory instead.
I have both a 2GB and 4GB Hitachi microdrive and both work fine in the zaurus. Both are detected as ATA disk drives and use ide_cs which appears to be in the kernel I'm using (stock sharp).

John
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Can you tell me what the last three characters of the barcode are on your 4Gb drive?

Mine is 47C.
Title: Ide-cs Module. Avaiable?
Post by: inode0 on September 02, 2005, 03:56:34 pm
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Can you tell me what the last three characters of the barcode are on your 4Gb drive?

Mine is 47C.
Mine is also 47C. What does dmesg show?

John
Title: Ide-cs Module. Avaiable?
Post by: orac on September 06, 2005, 08:34:24 pm
Check the other thread. Basically, try the drive in other devices. Not being able to spin means big problems. Call and get an RMA. They'll ship you one back.
I got my first one from Fry's and the replacement direct from Singapore (still had the new drive smell). It works great now.
Title: Ide-cs Module. Avaiable?
Post by: jcabrer on September 06, 2005, 11:01:20 pm
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Check the other thread. Basically, try the drive in other devices. Not being able to spin means big problems. Call and get an RMA. They'll ship you one back.
I got my first one from Fry's and the replacement direct from Singapore (still had the new drive smell). It works great now.
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I agree with that.  I tried it in CF-USB adapters, Multi-Card Adapters, CF-PCMCIA, Direct in Laptop.  Nothing worked.  It must be a bad drive.  I requested the RMA last Thursday.  Still waiting...  

Funny you should mention Fry's (it should be a four letter word)(oh wait, it is!)
I went by Fry's and they had the 4GB Hitachi for a great price.  Not surprisingly, they had none in stock.  Went to another Fry's and the price suddenly went up $75 and the only one they had was already open.  NO THANKS!