2.2.18 status + jffs2

2.2.18 status + jffs2

[david stevenson]

Hi
I am very new to this and am having problems understanding the current 
position.
I am trying to build a linux system for a amd cs400 based system with amd 
29f016 chips as the root fs.
I have the mtd-jffs-howto dated aug2001 and the mtd-patch-2.2.18 of 20001218, 
but following the instructions gives me compile errors with __exit. So I have 
added #define __exit to fix these and now I get "undefined reference to 
init_mtd". Looking through this list archives I find in feb2001 reference to 
changing the method of init calls. But I guess I do not have this change.
I did try applying the current CVS patch file, but it refuses to run on 
2.2.18.

Am I going in the wrong direction?
Is it possible to use jffs2 on these chips in 2.2.18?
The reason for not using a later kernel is problems booting it with the alios 
bootloader, but I guess I could revisit those.

If it is practical in 2.2.18 can you advise which patches I should be using.
Thanks
David
PS I am using mtd to write the pcmcia flash card on my host machine which is 
working very well - the code is much appreciated.

Re: 2.2.18 status + jffs2

[David Woodhouse]

I'd be reluctant to talk to you if it was 2.4.18 you were using.
2.2.18 is just too old.

Someone did work on backporting JFFS2 to the 2.2 kernel a couple of
years ago. If I recall correctly, last time I asked, he'd abandoned the
effort since it no longer made any sense to be using 2.2.

Update your kernel.

-- 
dwmw2

Re: 2.2.18 status + jffs2

[david stevenson]

On Friday 24 October 2003 8:50 am, David Woodhouse wrote:
> I'd be reluctant to talk to you if it was 2.4.18 you were using.
> 2.2.18 is just too old.
>
> Someone did work on backporting JFFS2 to the 2.2 kernel a couple of
> years ago. If I recall correctly, last time I asked, he'd abandoned the
> effort since it no longer made any sense to be using 2.2.
>
> Update your kernel.

OK, not the reply I had hoped for but understood.

Can I propose the documentation needs updating to this status.
In ftp.infradead.org/pub/mtd/patches a readme to say the 2.2.x is no longer 
supported. And changes to the mtd-jffs-HOWTO.txt where specific instructions 
how to use 2.2.18 are given.
David