From: Carlos Mateo <cmateo@indra.es>
To: "Alejandro O. Gonzalez" <aogonzalez@uolsinectis.com.ar>,
<linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: Linux installation on DOC / problems / I need your help
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:50:02 -0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200212131550.02199.cmateo@indra.es> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <002c01c2a2a9$54ea2900$a2e4f4d8@nnn123>
The second problem you described (UnitSizeFactor != 1) was solved some time
ago. Try the latest CVS code.
I have used it with DFORMAT and grub as bootloader and it works.
Carlos Mateo
El Vie 13 Dic 2002 12:12, Alejandro O. Gonzalez escribió:
> I rebuild the kernel. Then I made this
>
> 1- run the driver
> #modprobe doc2000
> #modprobe docprobe
>
> 2- format the memory
> #nftl_format /dev/mtd0 0 16777216
>
> 3- run nftl
> #modprobe nftl
>
> 4- make a partition
> #fdisk /dev/nftla
> I make two partition first DOS, and second Linux.
>
> 5- make filesystem
> #mkfs.msdos /dev/nftla1
> #mke2fs /dev/nftla2
>
> 6-Install syslinux
> #syslinux /dev/nftla1
>
> 7-configure boot and reboot
>
> I don´t know if this procedure is correct, but when reboot the bios not
> found a valid boot device.
> When I format all memory with nftl_format command I delete the TrueFFS bios
> of MSYS. This is Ok ?
>
> I try then to overwrite the TrueFFS bios driver
>
> DFORMAT /WIN:E000 /S:DOC512.EXB /NOFORMAT /FIRST
>
> but display an error, can´t write the bios.
>
> I do so that the bios recognize the DOC like a valid device of boot.
>
> I try also to format with MSYS utility, then create a 2MB of DOS partition.
> Boot with linux and format the last 14 MB of memory with
> nftl_format. But when startup nftl driver says "we don´t support
> UnitSizeFactor!=1" and it is not possible to work with a nftl partition.
> I will appreciate any commentary, thank you for your time.
> Regards,
> Alejandro Gonzalez
>
>
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-13 14:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-12-13 13:12 Linux installation on DOC / problems / I need your help Alejandro O. Gonzalez
2002-12-13 16:50 ` Carlos Mateo [this message]
2002-12-13 17:08 ` Henrik Nordstrom
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