Re: Re: Uploading problem in OSK5912

["Nishanth Menon" <x0nishan@dlemailx.itg.ti.com>]

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>>*mount fs type jffs2 not supported by the kernel.*
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Please read the section on how to enable Jffs2 in the kernel - make menuconfig, filesystem, check for MTD if flash driver is enabled etc.. 

If u dont have jffs2 available consider using ramdisk option too if ur filesystem is small and you dont care about files generated/modified after bootup.

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>Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 06:19:45 -0600
>From: "Jose Manuel Cano Garcia" <jcgarcia@uma.es>
>To: "naga rajan" <nagubk82@gmail.com>, "Linux OMAP Open Source" <linux-omap-open-source@linux.omap.com>
>Subject: Re: Uploading problem in OSK5912
>
>Hi,
>
>In the howto from oskfordummies a 2.6 kernel is recommended. Anyway, I 
>supose you just have to recompile the kernel with jffs2 filesystem 
>support and reflash it to the osk 5912 board.
>
>Nevertheless...why are you reflashing the board if you are using the 
>original montavista preview kit? Why not just download a .tar file with 
>your application to the board original filesystem?
>
>
>naga rajan wrote:
>
>>Dear Nishanth,
>>
>>
>>
>>                        I followed up  the steps in the mail what u have
>>sent for my query. I went through the documentation and copied the
>>filesystem to the flash. I m using the kernel 2.4.20-8.While mounting the
>>filesystem to */mnt/flash*, the following error occurred.
>>
>>
>>
>>*mount fs type jffs2 not supported by the kernel.*
>>
>>
>>
>>            In the OSK5912 guide, it is mentioned to use redhat 7/9.Could
>>you tell me the way to get jffs2 for kernel 2.4.20-8 or any changes to be
>>done to get the solution for the above problem? Waiting for your positive
>>reply.
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks and regards….
>>
>>B.Nagarajan,
>>
>>SANDS.
>>
>>
>>On 12/2/05, Menon, Nishanth <x0nishan@ti.com> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>This is a generic issue,
>>>    
>>>
>>>>*(i)how to upload and execute the applications in the kernel without
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>using
>>>    
>>>
>>>>network server access ?*
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>Without using ethernet, You have lots of options:
>>>jtag/flash/uart/usb(ost host) etc.. One excellent documentation I have
>>>seen for osk is: http://oskfordummies.hp.infoseek.co.jp/howto.html. Also
>>>u might be interested in checking out
>>>http://linux.omap.com/pub/documentation/ for more data (some docs from
>>>other platforms might be generic enough to be useful). Ofcourse, google
>>>is a nice place to start off, and surely you can try checking this
>>>mailing list and the arm linux mailing list archives too..
>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>>>*(ii) how to fuse my application into the flash?*.
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>To flash it use the uboot itself(if u already have one uboot on board) -
>>>it should support flashing options. Protect off, erase , cp commands
>>>should be good enough for NOR flash. There is help for the same within
>>>uboot itself (type help at uboot command prompt)
>>>Or u can use the ost host tool as described in the oskfordummies.
>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>>>*(iii)Is there any terminal program(like minicom,hyperterminal) to
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>upload
>>>    
>>>
>>>>the executable file into the kernel for "tftp"?*.
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>Ok.. I assume that u would like to download kernel? Or do u want to
>>>download a filesystem? Let me try either one of them
>>>Onboard, u can use the loadb command that can take a file
>>>(uImage/uboot.bin/some bin) over serial port using Kermit. Once u have a
>>>filesystem (either ramdisk/jffs2 based flash/nfs filesystem) u can boot
>>>ur kernel. But a kernel alone will not be of much use to u. the apps
>>>need to reside on the filesystem. Once u have the filesystem is
>>>available and u have some sort of prompt, check the filesystem apps
>>>available. They should behave as if you are on a normal linux box.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Nishanth Menon
>>>
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