Re: Installing an OS on pc/104 computer

From: root (root_at_atlanticbb.net)
Date: 11/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 04:58:56 -0000

In article <1125008359.615568.162780@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
        "dbu***" <DBBu***@gmail.com> writes:
> Hello All,
>
> I recently purchased a PC/104 and I'd like to install an OS on it. Who
> wouldn't? The problem is that I am having trouble connecting my CD-ROM
> drive to the PC/104. Is there an easy way to do this. I have cables
> that convert 40pin IDE to 44 pin IDE which the PC/104 uses. But I'm
> having to separately power-on the CD-ROM and the PC/104 because CD-ROM
> needs 12V while PC/104 only needs 5V. Has anyone run into similar
> problems and has a solution?
>

the pc/104 computers we've been using incude a console port that accesses
a flash based debugger. If yours also has this feature then you should
be able to prepare a kernel on a PC cross development platform, then
send the generated image to the pc/104 as s-records across the serial
console connection.

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