From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lazybastard.de ([212.112.238.170] helo=longford.lazybastard.org) by canuck.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.63 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1IQKtT-0004aF-QG for linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org; Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:35:30 -0400 Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:31:08 +0200 From: =?utf-8?B?SsO2cm4=?= Engel To: John Klonatos Subject: Re: Direct Access to flash chips Message-ID: <20070829103108.GD23020@lazybastard.org> References: <637199e30708290130s2a533353s5dbcc481337bec4a@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <637199e30708290130s2a533353s5dbcc481337bec4a@mail.gmail.com> Cc: David Woodhouse , linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Wed, 29 August 2007 11:30:46 +0300, John Klonatos wrote: > > I am new to flash technology. From what i understand so far > in order to use the mtd layer, one must have direct access to the > flash chip. > If this is correct in the first place, i would like to know > how one can achieve this kind of direct connection. I have searched > through the web and so far nothing. I know there are card flash > readers (SmartMedia and Xd-Picture) but what the host system see is > the usb interface. > So, is there a (free) platform available to make possible this > type of direct connection. Or it is enough to use the usb > interface/protocol. Olympus MAUSB-10 and Fijufilm DPC-R1 allow raw access. You can use this driver: http://logfs.org/~joern/patches/alauda_mtd.patch.26 David, any reason not to merge it? Jörn -- In America you can have either a flimsy box banged together out of two by fours and drywall, or a McMansion -- a flimsy box banged together out of two by fours and drywall, but larger, more dramatic-looking, and full of expensive fittings. -- Paul Graham