RE: X Windows Performance with DOC 2000

[Gonzalo Servat <gonzalo@linuxaus.com>]

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Makes me feel really positive about my embedded linux project using a
DoC 2000 :-)


On Sat, 2002-06-22 at 11:14, David Cooper wrote:
> I am using CF at the moment on a different platform.  Works well and it is
> nice and easy to get it up and running (M-Systems Tech Support take note).
> 
> I am worried, however, about CF reliability at higher temperatures.  That is
> why I am prepared to endure the blood, sweat and tears to implement a
> solution with DiskOnChip.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-mtd-admin@lists.infradead.org
> [mailto:linux-mtd-admin@lists.infradead.org]On Behalf Of Christopher
> Fowler
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 8:15 PM
> To: Ilguiz Latypov
> Cc: Linux MTD
> Subject: Re: X Windows Performance with DOC 2000
> 
> 
> 
> Even if I could get it to work, I'm still going with CF.  M-SYS really
> needs to change the name Disk on Chip to Chip on Chip.  It is not
> seamless as their marketing department would like you to believe.
> 
> Chris
> 
> On Fri, 2002-06-21 at 20:01, Ilguiz Latypov wrote:
> >
> > I found one message of March 6, 2002 where the MTD-patched GRUB displayed
> > the prompt.  I think this was half a success as I am an optimist :-)
> >
> > I believe you did create a file system on top of NFTL layer and put the
> > /boot/grub/menu.lst configuration file there.  This file tells GRUB which
> > partition to open and which kernel to load.
> >
> > The difficulties with reformatting DoC by using the M-Sys'es DFORMAT might
> > be due to grub_firmware indeed.
> >
> > > So I do a dformat /win:D000 /s:DOC504.exb /FIRST /NOFORMAT /Y and I get
> > > the following error:
> > >
> > > Error writing EXB
> > > Status code 26 (flUnknownMedia) received from flPlaceExbByBuffer.
> > > Format Failed.
> >
> > Perhaps, running the same utility with /s:* and without /noformat may help
> > in erasing the ext2 partitions.
> >
> > See pages 5 and 7 of
> >
> >     http://www.m-sys.com/files/Manuals%5Cdoc%5CDOC_Tool.pdf
> >
> > Ilguiz
> >
> > On 21 Jun 2002, cfowler wrote:
> >
> > > #2) Grub destroyed my first DOC.  I use doc-lilo.  Everytime I flash a
> > >     new kernel on the DOC I have to re-run doc-lilo.
> >
> >
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