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Last Post 30 Jun 2004 11:36 AM by  mikee@logicpd.com
compact flash as WinCE file system on LH7A400-10
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mikebr
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24 Jun 2004 10:44 PM
    I would like to build a WinCE kernel that supports compact flash as the file system on the LH7A400-10 platform.

    I think that means that if I do Start->Programs->Windows Explorer that I'll see my compact flash files somewhere below the root directory.

    Can someone give me some advice on whether this is possible and what the magic incantations for Win CE platform builder are?

    Right now I have the following:
    Platform Features
    Industrial Controller (Display Based Devices)
    File Systems and Data Store
    RAM and ROM file system
    RAM-based registry
    Storage System

    And the following:
    LoCE_A400_Rel_101
    Device Drivers
    Storage Devices
    lpd_ATAMEMCF_rel_100
    Storage Devices
    -> BSP_NOSHAREETH
    -> IMGNOSHAREETH

    Ideally I would have the compact flash file system visible on the WinCE platform and also visible from a remote host using ActiveSync over USB.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks,

    -Mike
    mikebr
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    25 Jun 2004 07:44 AM
    I'll reply to my own question:

    The clue to the solution was in the release notes file that was included in the zip file for the ATAMEMCF driver intallable.

    It listed the FAT file system (or equivalent file system) and the Storage Manager as dependencies. When I checked the feature view in Platform Builder there was no FAT file system. Apparently this does not get pulled in automatically.

    I dragged FAT file system into the features list and it landed underneath storage manager. Then, after rebuilding, the compact flash appears as the \Storage Card folder at the root level in Windows Explorer.

    I think the name \Storage Card comes from the following registry setting:
    "Folder"=LOC_STORE_PCMCIA_FOLDER

    So this feature is working for me now.
    mikee@logicpd.com
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    30 Jun 2004 11:36 AM
    Mike,

    I'm glad that you found the answer to your question. Thanks so much for posting it back here for others to learn from your experience.

    Best regards,

    --mikee
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