Is possible to boot from PCMCIA CF Adapter?

[MIRKOSOFT]

Hi!

I have old laptop and really need 2nd HDD for.
It has still old IDE 2,.5" interface and we all know that laptop is designed for one HDD only.
It has also PCMCIA slot and I have adapter for CF cards.
One CF card I used in laptop IDE interface by CF2IDE adapter and have there installed system.

Is possible by any way to boot from PCMCIA slot?
No matter how hard is to get it work, really - is it possible?

Thank you for help.
Miro

[BC_Programmer]

Yes.

[MIRKOSOFT]

Ok, thank you!

Can you explain me how to do it?
I use all your help and if will be something unclear use web search or ask.

Can you?

Miro

[Geek-9pm]

MIRKOSOFT, do you already have the hardware needed?
PCMCIA flash can be rather costly
Why not use a USB device instead?
Hay not replace the HDD with a larger size?  The price of laptop HDD has come down a lot. IMO, a new HDD is the best thing for an old laptop.
Amway, hate are many articles about how to do it.
Here is as simple method:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootFromPCMCIA
This is for Linux Ubuntu.

Introduction
This Howto instructs you how to boot your root filesystem on a PCMCIA Flash Card (or a Compact Flash Card in a PCMCIA Adapter) after you've installed/copied Ubuntu onto the Flash Card.

Use of a PCMCIA may give poor performance.

You can find more information this way:
Google:  Boot From PCMCIA
Some of the articles and not complete or useful because getting Windows to boot from other devices is not easy. But it is easy to do in Linux versions like Ubuntu.

Here it is with BARTPE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szt97BSaHNU
Notice how slow it is.
Watch the Ask Leo video that follows.  He gives a general coverage of alternative boot methods. Using alternative boot devices is a security risk.

[BC_Programmer]

The PCMCIA to CF Adapter needs to be "correct" to allow booting from the CF card.

Furthermore, the CompactFlash Card Also needs to be of the correct type to support booting. Most are but there is no good way to know.

[MIRKOSOFT]

Ok, I hope that Linux Mint has not problem.
I try it and will report.

Miro

[MIRKOSOFT]

I watched video only yet.

Really in video is nothing useful, BIOS config like always is and nothing more.
I'll read in your link location, then I can to say more.

Miro