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From: "" <simon@baydel.com>
To: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: SmartMedia FAT
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 10:21:52 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3F9F94C0.28402.10FED3@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3F9D3D98.6453.14E703@localhost>

Thanks too all for your help. I have started to write my own block 
driver using the FTL code as a guide. It seems fairly simple and 
should not take too long.


Thanks Again 

Simon. 

On 27 Oct 2003 at 15:45, simon@baydel.com wrote:

> I would like to be able to access FAT partitions on a SMC via Linux.
> Curently the hardare loads its' configuration and boots the hardware
> from files on a FAT partition. The hardware itself has no hardware
> flash translation layer. The SMC has been created on a USB device
> which contains a flash translation layer conforming to the SFFDC
> standard. After this a JFFS2 root is mounted. It would be nice if I
> could change the hardware and boot files from Linux but I have been
> unable to find any reliable way of accessing the FAT filesystem.
> 
> As far as I understand, from the information I have read, I would need
> to create  a block driver which contained a SSFDC compatible
> translation layer ? In the nand FAQ it mentions SmartMedia FAT. I have
> been unable to find how this is implemented. Has anyone implemented
> this yet ?
> 
> I would like to know if my assumptions are correct. If so I guess
> there are many ways this could be achieved. 
> 
> 1. Wrirte my on block driver ?
> 2. Bolt on some bits to mtdblock ?
> 3. As I don't do this all the time write a user app to update via
> /dev/mtd
> 
> All comments welcome.
> 
> 
> Many Thanks
> 
> Simon.__________________________
> 
> Simon Haynes - Baydel 
> Phone : 44 (0) 1372 378811
> Email : simon@baydel.com
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Simon Haynes - Baydel 
Phone : 44 (0) 1372 378811
Email : simon@baydel.com
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-10-29 10:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-10-27 15:45 SmartMedia FAT simon
2003-10-27 20:34 ` Charles Manning
2003-10-28 11:11   ` David Woodhouse
2003-10-28 23:33     ` Charles Manning
2003-10-29  0:48       ` David Woodhouse
2003-10-29  9:40         ` Jasmine Strong
2003-10-29 20:33         ` Charles Manning
2003-10-29 10:21 ` simon [this message]
2003-10-29 10:55   ` David Woodhouse
2003-10-30 14:26     ` Simon Haynes
2003-10-30 15:03       ` David Woodhouse

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