From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from majordomo by infradead.org with local (Exim 3.03 #1) id 12ahEv-0000rX-00 for mtd-list@infradead.org; Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:52:09 +0100 Received: from [212.25.93.158] (helo=jodie.lucid) by infradead.org with smtp (Exim 3.03 #1) id 12ahEW-0000rQ-00 for mtd@infradead.org; Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:51:44 +0100 Message-ID: <38E378B1.2A635868@lucidvon.com> Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 15:54:25 +0000 From: Dvir Oren MIME-Version: 1.0 To: MTD Subject: Problems with NFTL Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-mtd@imladris.demon.co.uk List-ID: I'm summarizing my trouble with NFTL, perhaps someone can help me out: 1. I don't understand why does the flash have 999 blocks when I format it with M-Systems' dformat, and I have more blocks when I format it with nftl_format. I think this is somehow related to my file system trashes, and to LILO not being able to boot. I also get a message about reducing capcity for geometry reasons from 0x7cf0 to 0x7ce0. Could this be related (this error only when I fromat with dformat). 2. I took a flash formatted with M-Systems' dformat, booted linux with a kernel with MTD drivers, I then ran fdisk to change the type from dos to linux. After I booted, MTD is unable to find any partitions, and in fact, I can't even do fdisk /dev/nftla. Something gets entirely destroyed there. 3. I booted a kernel with M-Systems' drivers, and then created a file system on the flash. I then booted a kernel with MTD drivers, and tried to write something to the flash - that was successfuly, however when I re-booted with the kerel with M-Systems' drivers, the drivers claimed there was an error in the partition table, and they can't read anything off the flash. 4. I again created a flash with a file system under M-Systems' driver. I ran LILO on that flash, so that it will be able to boot. I then booted off the flash with a kernel with the MTD drivers in it!! However, after a couple of boots, the file system got destructed. I also tried to run LILO off the flash (to /dev/nftla, instead of /dev/fla as I did before), and LILO couldn't load. I would really want to get a kernel with the MTD drivers to boot and operate correctly. Currently, I'm playing around with all sorts of things, and getting no where. Any help would be appreciated. -- Dvir Oren Lucid VON Ltd. 9 Saloniki St., Tel-Aviv Israel Tel: +972 3 644 3038 Fax: +972 3 644 3039 To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe mtd" to majordomo@infradead.org