So, if I stick to the stock ROM , is there any way around the 1GB limit:
- Availability of a new open source driver that works with the 2.4.18 kernel?
- Kernel update + maybe a new driver?
- Would a particular type of 2Gb SD work with the stock ROM and kernel? That's what the vendor at the link I posted previously seems to imply.
I have researched all the posting and information I could find on the internet, but I have not been able to draw a final conclusion. A lot of the suggested "remedies" I found are for the clamshell Zs, the SL-Cxxx series, and I do not know enough about the differences with the SL-6000 to be able to say if any is applicable in my case.
I have been using Linux on my desktop and notebook PC for over two years now, so I'm not afraid of Command Line based updates, hacks and manual editing of config files. I just need some guidance on the specifics for the SL-6000. It is the best pocket computer I have ever owned and I do not want to brick it (although it might be a good excuse to get one of those SL-C1000 that can be found for less than $400.... )
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I think if you want to stay with stock or other 2.4 kernel bases ROM, you probably have to live with the 1GB limit. >1GB limit in 2.4 kernel is something theoretically possible, but nobody having the skill (not me) is interested in backporting. The driver for clam-shell Cxxx first came out from a company named C-guy. Obviously they hired somebody to do the hard work in backporting in order to support their SD products. I wish Tosa was more popular in Japan. But the reality is nobody except only the community is backing Tosa.
One thing I can never understand is: if you can live with Sharp stock ROM, why can't you live with 1G SD limit. When I was on stock ROM, 1G SD is more than enough. You can always use huge XXGB CF for storage. And unlike other Z, we don't have to swap CF for wifi card.