* 2.2.18 status + jffs2
@ 2003-10-23 19:40 david stevenson
2003-10-24 7:50 ` David Woodhouse
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From: david stevenson @ 2003-10-23 19:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-mtd
Hi
I am very new to this and am having problems understanding the current
position.
I am trying to build a linux system for a amd cs400 based system with amd
29f016 chips as the root fs.
I have the mtd-jffs-howto dated aug2001 and the mtd-patch-2.2.18 of 20001218,
but following the instructions gives me compile errors with __exit. So I have
added #define __exit to fix these and now I get "undefined reference to
init_mtd". Looking through this list archives I find in feb2001 reference to
changing the method of init calls. But I guess I do not have this change.
I did try applying the current CVS patch file, but it refuses to run on
2.2.18.
Am I going in the wrong direction?
Is it possible to use jffs2 on these chips in 2.2.18?
The reason for not using a later kernel is problems booting it with the alios
bootloader, but I guess I could revisit those.
If it is practical in 2.2.18 can you advise which patches I should be using.
Thanks
David
PS I am using mtd to write the pcmcia flash card on my host machine which is
working very well - the code is much appreciated.
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* Re: 2.2.18 status + jffs2
2003-10-23 19:40 2.2.18 status + jffs2 david stevenson
@ 2003-10-24 7:50 ` David Woodhouse
2003-10-24 11:05 ` david stevenson
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From: David Woodhouse @ 2003-10-24 7:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: david stevenson; +Cc: linux-mtd
I'd be reluctant to talk to you if it was 2.4.18 you were using.
2.2.18 is just too old.
Someone did work on backporting JFFS2 to the 2.2 kernel a couple of
years ago. If I recall correctly, last time I asked, he'd abandoned the
effort since it no longer made any sense to be using 2.2.
Update your kernel.
--
dwmw2
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* Re: 2.2.18 status + jffs2
2003-10-24 7:50 ` David Woodhouse
@ 2003-10-24 11:05 ` david stevenson
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: david stevenson @ 2003-10-24 11:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-mtd
On Friday 24 October 2003 8:50 am, David Woodhouse wrote:
> I'd be reluctant to talk to you if it was 2.4.18 you were using.
> 2.2.18 is just too old.
>
> Someone did work on backporting JFFS2 to the 2.2 kernel a couple of
> years ago. If I recall correctly, last time I asked, he'd abandoned the
> effort since it no longer made any sense to be using 2.2.
>
> Update your kernel.
OK, not the reply I had hoped for but understood.
Can I propose the documentation needs updating to this status.
In ftp.infradead.org/pub/mtd/patches a readme to say the 2.2.x is no longer
supported. And changes to the mtd-jffs-HOWTO.txt where specific instructions
how to use 2.2.18 are given.
David
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