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Last Post 12 Nov 2003 12:52 PM by  mpinton
root file system in onboard Flash not CF memory card
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mpinton
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11 Nov 2003 12:45 PM
    Hi,
    Does the current distribution support having the file system located in the onboard FLASH? We would like to dispense with the CF for cost and space issues. If it currently doesn't, do you plan on adding this functionality?
    Thanks,
    /michel
    miket@logicpd.com
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    11 Nov 2003 01:42 PM
    Hey,

    I assume that you mean the free Linux distribution?

    The answer for that is Linux supports a number of
    different Flash filesystems. Logic does not currently
    support these features of our free Linux distribution,
    but they are readily available.

    Regards,
    mt
    mpinton
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    11 Nov 2003 01:55 PM
    Hi,
    Naturally I mean Logic's Linux dist
    When I spoke with your sales folks they indicated that Logic was "soon" to implement having the fs be located in the onboard Flash. If this isn't going to happen, can you point to where I can find the code to try to incorporate this functionality into the Logic dist?
    Thanks,
    /michel
    miket@logicpd.com
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    11 Nov 2003 02:02 PM
    They were probably confused as to what you were
    talking about We are working on filesystem
    support for the bootloader, not Linux; anything in Linux
    already exists and is up to you at this point in time.
    I'd suggest googling for information about JFFS, ext3
    and other MTD-using (the Flash driver) fs types, there are
    several.

    Here's an article:
    http://www.linuxdevices.c...es/AT7478621147.html

    mt
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    12 Nov 2003 12:52 PM
    So has anybody out there already integrated jffs2 and/or cramfs and the MTD device driver into the Logic Linux distribution so as to be able to run the filesystem from onboard Flash? If so, I'ld love to hear how long the process took and any inside pointers.

    /michel
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