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 136SgX-0006Fy-00 for mtd-list@infradead.org; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 07:47:57 +0100 Received: from maverick.techno.spb.ru ([195.5.142.101]) by infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 3.03 #1) id 136SgU-0006Fs-00 for mtd@infradead.org; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 07:47:55 +0100 Received: from techno.spb.ru (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by maverick.techno.spb.ru (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA07893 for ; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:54:43 +0400 Message-ID: <3956FE32.B38F1EF8@techno.spb.ru> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:54:42 +0400 From: Nick Maximov Reply-To: maxs@techno.spb.ru MIME-Version: 1.0 To: MTD Mailing List Subject: GRUB bootloader as firmware Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-mtd@infradead.org List-ID: Now I got success with CVS archive version of MTD. I used kernel 2.2.16 on Ampro CM/p5e+M-Systems Doc2000 (8Mb) with latest code from CVS. Kernel was successfully compiled, and my DiskOnChip was detected after module installation (in order: mtdcore, doc2000, docprobe, nftl). I can read and write Linux native partition on my DOC using /dev/nftla1, BUT! When I create Linux FS (type 83) by fdisk /dev/nftla command, I LOSE compability with original DOC firmware (doc123.exb), and system did not boot from flash. I saw here some discussion about grub loader structurized as firmware code. I have 2 utilities from Ampro (the original M-Systems pupdate.exe and pformat.exe are incompatible with Ampro CM/p5e) Documentation said that I have 3 areas in flash - CPU BIOS, Flash firmaware and BIOS extention. ** Which area I have to update with grub firmware? I tried to update BIOS extention area with grub_firmware but system does not boot. Doc firmware area is not large enough to fit compiles firmware... Can I create DOC boot disk with grub using /dev/nftla? Or NFTL-MTD is not compatible with DOC firmware? (I use doc123.exb to load original firmware and doc2.fff to boot from HDD). To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe mtd" to majordomo@infradead.org