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Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: microsoft/linux on September 21, 2005, 08:34:58 pm

Is the SDWCFB-128 CF Wifi card supported? It's the one made by sandisk w/ 128 MB of storage in it as well. Other cards that are compatible? I want a cheap one

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: Mickeyl on September 22, 2005, 04:40:55 am

Depends on the Linux distribution you want to use it with. It runs fine with OpenZaurus 3.5.3.

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: microsoft/linux on September 22, 2005, 07:23:49 pm

how about sharp rom? I'll eventually flash to openzaurus, but when I get mine, it will have sharp rom on it. it should work as a CF card regardless though right?

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: Mickeyl on September 23, 2005, 03:38:32 am

No. The kernel and driver support on the "real" SharpROM is too limited for this card.

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: xfaethorx on September 23, 2005, 04:49:22 am

for the stock rom the best card for full functionality is

the ambicom wll1100C-CF

it works perfectly for me

you can also get the Symbol Spectrum24 working but its not 100% supported under the stock rom.

I have all three cards would you believe!

Ambicom is the one I use though

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: microsoft/linux on September 23, 2005, 09:40:36 am

would the one I mentioned work to flash to OZ and then be usable for wifi?

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: Hrw on September 23, 2005, 10:48:38 am

No - to flash Zaurus you need memory card which is ONLY memory card (not combo).

But after you flash OZ that combo card will be usable as wifi.

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: Mickeyl on September 23, 2005, 10:50:16 am

EDIT: Oh you said "_to_ flash it". No that will definitly not work. How could it? The updater kernel is the same retarded 2.4.[18|20]-embedix as the one used to power the SharpROM  

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: microsoft/linux on September 23, 2005, 06:36:27 pm

after flashing to OZ, would it be usable as a combo card? or just as wireless? Thank you

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: Mickeyl on September 24, 2005, 12:34:14 pm

At the moment, just as wireless. Support for multifunction PCMCIA cards is just hitting Linux as we speak. I expect it to work eventually.

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: microsoft/linux on September 24, 2005, 04:22:10 pm

ok, thank you. I really appreciate all the information. Other thoughts?

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: jason123 on October 01, 2005, 11:36:18 am

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did you ever buy this card?  I'm thinking about buying it myself but wanted to hear how well it worked first.

Title: Cf Wifi Card, Supported?
Post by: microsoft/linux on October 01, 2005, 12:48:03 pm

I haven't yet. I still don't have my Z(should be coming from ebay soon). Once I do that, I will probably wait a while before I purchase on. I think these are sold on ebay for like $20.