Re: latest MTD snapshot

Luca Contini
2003-09-01T09:27:29Z

> At 15:56 +0200 29-08-2003, Luca Contini wrote:
> > > At 15:28 +0200 29-08-2003, Luca Contini wrote:
> > > >What Am I missing?
> >>
> >> 1) Which kernel version ?
> >
> >2.4.18-rmk6-swl6
>
> That's a pretty ancient kernel (almost 18 months old). You may want
> to retry with 2.4.21-rmk1 (works fine on the LART, which is also
> arm-based).

I've tried kernel 2.4.21, but the patch I have from samsung didn't work.
So the point is: to make the new MTD subsystem work with my old 2.4.18
kernel. Is it possible and how?

>
> > > 3) Any particular reason why you don't use the patchin.sh script ? I
> >> know, you 'only' need mtdblock, but partial installs tend to create
> >> no end of trouble.
> >
> >I just thought it was easiest to do it manually just for mtdblock device.
> >I've copied the snapshot to ../linux/drivers/mtd/util/snapshot and tried
the
> >patchin.sh:
> >[root@Lab patches]# patchin.sh
> >Directory does not exist or is not a kernel source directory
>
> You must give it the path to your kernel tree as an argument (as
> documented on http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/).
>
> HTH,
>
> JDB.
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