LifeDrive CF Flashing Instructions
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These instructions definitely work with a 4GB Compact Flash Card. They 
may not work with cards of different sizes owing to the reliance on the 
provided partition table.


Disassembly
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To remove the drive from the device, see the disassembly guide at 
https://khrome.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/lifeflash-mod-for-the-palmone-lifedrive/

Make sure to disconnect the battery before removing the drive.


Files
=====

Download the .zip file called "diskimage.zip" from here: 
https://c.gmx.com/@562929122364364709/iwIq52HoQ62u9litaBVhBA

The password is gopher.

The file contains the partition table and image that you will flash in 
the steps below.


The Flashing Process [1]
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Note: if your CF card has been used previously, you may have to delete 
all partitions on the CF and write a new MS-DOS partition table (using 
GParted) *before* following the instructions below.


1. Extract the contents of the zip file and enter the folder.


2. Write the partition table to the CF card using dd: 

$ dd if=table.sct of=/dev/XdX conv=notrunc

If you're using a USB CF reader /dev/XdX in the command will be 
something like /dev/sdc. With a IDE->CF adapter it will be something 
like /dev/hdc.

When the process is completed, you should see:

1+0 records in
1+0 records out


3. Write the ROM partition to the CF card with dd: 

$ dd if=rom-partition of=/dev/XdX seek=134079 bs=512

When the process completes, you should see:

40001+1 records in
40001+1 records out


Reassembly
==========

"Put the microdrive back in your LifeDrive, reconnect the battery and 
with any luck, watch it boot PalmOS. The other two partitions will be 
automatically formatted by PalmOS, so you don't need to worry about 
them."[2]
 


[1] This information has been adapted from 
https://trac.hackndev.com/data/wiki/InstallingPalmOSOnLifeDrive

[2] https://trac.hackndev.com/data/wiki/InstallingPalmOSOnLifeDrive