Use of compact flash

Li-Ta Lo ollie at lanl.gov
Tue Feb 17 15:45:00 CET 2004


On Tue, 2004-02-17 at 00:13, Andy Pearce wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 	So if I get this correct the rom has been flashed but it effectively 
> has no kernel in it, this resides on the CF card. I guess this means that 
> this card can then be switched to another machine and easily changed with
> another kernel to test changes. Am I anywhere near on the right lines yet ?
> 

Yes, in this configuration, the card is just like an HD. Actually, you 
don't have to change the CF to change the kernel. You just "reinstall"
the kernel like what you do with LILO or GRUB.

Ollie





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