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On 08/01/2009 12:29 AM, Subodh Nijsure wrote:
> Also mtdinfo -a display following message
>
> # /mtd/mtdinfo -a
> Count of MTD devices:           3
> MTD_open
> libmtd: error!: cannot open "/dev/mtd0"
>          error 13 (Permission denied)
> mtdinfo: error!: libmtd failed get MTD device 0 information
>           error 13 (Permission denied)
>
> I must have missed some basic step in getting things setup for NOR
> flash, would appreciate a nudge in right direction...

did you try to be root?
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Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (Артём Битюцкий)