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From: "Jörn Engel" <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
To: Frank R Callaghan <f.callaghan@ieee.org>
Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: Help with mtd + jffs2
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:06:42 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030611190642.GA4833@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200306111438.52353.f.callaghan@ieee.org>

On Wed, 11 June 2003 14:38:52 -0400, Frank R Callaghan wrote:
> 
> But then I tryed to put the jffs2 file system image onto
> the device :=
> 
> # cp /myapp/jffs2_file_sys.img /dev/mtd0
> cp: unable to open `/dev/mtd0': No such device
> #
> 
> but I have the device !
> # ls -al /dev/mtd?
> crw-------    1 root     root      90,   0 Jan  1  1970 /dev/mtd0
> crw-------    1 root     root      90,   2 Jan  1  1970 /dev/mtd1
> crw-------    1 root     root      90,   4 Jan  1  1970 /dev/mtd2
> crw-------    1 root     root      90,   6 Jan  1  1970 /dev/mtd3
> crw-------    1 root     root      90,   8 Jan  1  1970 /dev/mtd4

device != device node

A door alone doesn't make a mansion either. :)

Set CONFIG_MTD_CHAR to yes or better yet set CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK to yes
and use /dev/mtdblock* instead.  Those devices are usually much nicer
unless you really *really* know you don't want them.

Jörn

-- 
It's just what we asked for, but not what we want!
-- anonymous

      reply	other threads:[~2003-06-11 19:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-06-11 18:38 Help with mtd + jffs2 Frank R Callaghan
2003-06-11 19:06 ` Jörn Engel [this message]

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