The flash disk is supplied with Japanese DOS and the Personaware software installed. Under Linux, it shows up as /dev/hda with a single partition, /dev/hda1, which can be accessed just like a normal IDE device. The output of /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hda is:
/dev/hda:
Model=SunDisk SDP3B-4, FwRev=Rev 1.20, SerialNo=MZX00045
Config={ HardSect NotMFM Removeable DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
RawCHS=123/2/32, TrkSize=0, SectSize=576, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=2(DualPort), BuffSize=1kB, MaxMultSect=1, MultSect=off
DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=0(slow), DMA=no
CurCHS=123/2/32, CurSects=7872, LBA=yes, LBAsects=7872
I have kept the Personaware software and utilities for
reference purposes, since they provide the only mechanism
for controlling some of the hardware features (like the
BIOS power save modes).
A standard RedHat 4.1 Linux install recognised the PCMCIA disk as /dev/hdc and happily used it without needing the PCMCIA drivers. The output of /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdc is:
/dev/hdc:
Model=Integral Peripherals 8340PA, FwRev=YVJW6900, SerialNo=JS102052
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs RotSpdTol>.5% }
RawCHS=771/16/54, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=32kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=0(slow), DMA=no
CurCHS=771/16/54, CurSects=666144, LBA=no
I haven't tried tinkering with any of these settings yet,
except to set the spin-down time with
/sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdc.