Seeking local source for thin-client IDE flash modules.

[Mike Kallies]

Scott Sullivan wrote:
> I have a pair of HP t5000 thin clients I'm looking to put in to a stand
> alone workstation use. Their both equipped with 44pin apacer ATA flash
> modules [1]. The problem is the ones with the thin clients are 256mb and
> 512mb in size. I was hoping to find a local supplier I could purchase
> two of these in the 2-4 GB range so I could have more breathing room.
> 
> I know there are plenty of distros target at this level (DSL and puppy
> linux), and I could also par down Fedora with the appropriate research
> and a kickstart file.
> 
> Thanks,

I was playing with an old IBM Thin Client a while back, I used a
standard 2GB CompactFlash card.  Worked just fine, but I had some
trouble making it bootable from a second system.  In the end, I had to
temporarily connect a CDROM drive to the client in order to load the distro.

The really nice thing about the thin client was that the CF card
appeared like a proper HDD.  No custom kernel or anything required to boot.


-Mike

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