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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: Compactflash cards dying?
Date: 3 Feb 2003 19:39:15 -0800
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Followup to:  <1044313953.28406.44.camel@imladris.demon.co.uk>
By author:    David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
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> 
> So use a pseudo-file-system which lets you store 8-bit data on such a
> device storing only 7-bit data. 
> 
> It's no less sensible than taking a real flash device and hacking up a
> pseudo-file-system which makes it pretend to be a block device, then
> using a 'normal' file system on top of that. 
> 
> It's just a shame that CF doesn't generally give you real access to the
> underlying flash and let you use a real file system designed for the
> purpose rather than its silly 'translation layer' :)
> 

Well, it also let them implement the translation layer using a
different storage device, which may be more appropriate for the task,
or by playing other hardware-specific games.

	-hpa
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