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Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 11:39:56 +0200
From: Magnus Damm <damm@opensource.se>
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Subject: Re: kernel support of MPC8XX series
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> For us, the majority  of  devices  are  memory  cards  like  SanDisk,
> CompactFlash  or  IDE  harddisk  adapters.  On  one  side, the PCMCIA
> package is a lot of overkill here; on the other  side  it  cannot  be
> used  when  you  want to boot from such a device.

Not really true.
It _is_ possible to boot with the PCMCIA package, it's just a bit
harder.
Use an initrd with a scaled-down PCMCIA package to solve it.

But I suggest you try the in-kernel support as a first step.

/ Magnus

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