From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.fst.it ([213.255.39.254] helo=fst.it) by pentafluge.infradead.org with smtp (Exim 4.14 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 19TIIV-0007Mn-Sm for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:35:08 +0100 Message-ID: <008e01c33710$1f6c6df0$a970a8c0@topo> From: "Luca Contini" To: "David Woodhouse" References: <006801c334a8$3aa7c750$a970a8c0@topo> <1055839872.2233.68.camel@passion.cambridge.redhat.com> <027f01c33590$8f177db0$a970a8c0@topo> <1055937571.2233.103.camel@passion.cambridge.redhat.com> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 11:41:28 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: "linux-mtd-request@lists.infradead.org" Subject: Re: Please help, nftl question List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Thanx, so I have to modify the NFTL to comply with smartmedia fat format. I thought NFTL was a translation layer from smartmedia to CHS hdd like structure. regards ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Woodhouse" To: "Luca Contini" Cc: "linux-mtd-request@lists.infradead.org" Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 1:59 PM Subject: Re: Please help, nftl question > On Wed, 2003-06-18 at 12:55, Luca Contini wrote: > > Thank you David. > > One more question: I want to put a vfat filesystem on top of nftl (actually > > i'd like to read from a smartmedia formatted with fat12 by a digital > > camera). > > A digital camera will not be using NFTL. NFTL is only used on the > M-Systems DiskOnChip, and outside the Free World patents enforce that > restriction. > > You want the SmartMedia translation layer, which isn't yet implemented > and merged, although I do believe I recall seeing code for it at one > point. It would fit into the diagram I showed you alongside mtdblock, > FTL, NFTL etc. > > > > -- > dwmw2 > > >