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Hi Steven

Thanks for your help and apologies for the tardy response. I've been on
holiday for a while, so haven't had much time recently to pursue a solution
to the PCMCIA problem. Your suggestions and advice have given me much to
think about, so over the next week or so I'll continue experimenting and
reading up on accessing PCMCIA devices under Linux, and hopefully gain
access to the microdrive.

I'll let you know how I get on.

@B

Simon
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Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [BL] PCMCIA support -- BL3-50


> Message from Steven
> ===================
> Simon wrote:
> >
> > I was reading up on kernel modules earlier today on the
> > Web and found out that vfat.o depends on fat.o, so does
> > this mean that fat.o comes with BL3-50
>
> Yes, BL3 is able to read/write DOS disks.
>
> > and has been configured as part of the kernel?
>
> Yes, it is built in.
>
> > It's strange the the microdrive, which is FAT16, should
> > require vfat.o to make it accessible.
>
> I never said it did.  I thought you said you needed
> long filenames.  If not, my mistake, forget all the
> stuff about vfat.
>
> > The kernel that is used with BL3-50 is quite compact
> > at a little under 450KB.
>
> That's to maximize performance on old computers.
>
> > Briefly how do you achieve this?
>
> By using a 2.2 kernel (instead of the more bloated
> 2.4 or 2.6 kernels) and by eliminating a lot of
> optional capabilities.
>
> > Is this small size achieved through the initial
> > configuration before compilation?
>
> Yes.
>
> > Also where would I find the configuration file for
> > the kernel that 'ships' with BL3-50?
>
> The link is on the BL3 homepage.
> Click on:  kernel config
>
> The config for the P1 kernel (which you should be using)
> is identical except that it is optimized for the Pentium
> processor and there is no copro emulation (not needed for
> Pentium).
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
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