[ltp] bootable compact flash adapter for tp240?

[Adam McLeod]

Would that be bootable though?  I don't see any options in the BIOS for
booting from USB.

On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 21:26, Robert Hollis wrote:
> Take a look at pricewatch.com, USB floppy drives run about $35
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> Adam McLeod
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> Hello,
> 
> I have a tp240 (2609-21U) that I bought used.  I didn't come with the
> external floppy drive, and now I'm looking for a bootable device to
> use
> for a rescue disk, and for when I install a new hard drive into it.
> 
> I have a Lexar PC-Card to Compact Flash adapter, but I can not make it
> boot.  I've changed the BIOS boot order to have removable hard disks
> to
> boot before the fixed hard drive.
> 
> Are there compact flash adapters that are bootable for this system?
> If
> there are, with they work with the ide-cs modules under linux?
> 
> If I can't make this work, then I guess I will have to track down a
> floppy on ebay.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Adam.
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