From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail015.syd.optusnet.com.au ([210.49.20.173]) by pentafluge.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 17Hcj1-0007LI-00 for ; Tue, 11 Jun 2002 04:53:43 +0100 Received: from max.ctam.local (198.142.103.111.optusnet.com.au [198.142.103.111] (may be forged)) by mail015.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id g5B3rb621042 for ; Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:53:38 +1000 Received: from k9.ctam.local ([192.168.0.55] helo=bigpond.com) by max.ctam.local with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17Hciu-0002X4-00 for ; Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:53:36 +1000 Message-ID: <3D057440.5000104@bigpond.com> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:53:36 +1000 From: Brendan J Simon Reply-To: brendan.simon@bigpond.com MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org Subject: DOC2000 partitiioning question Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-mtd-admin@lists.infradead.org Errors-To: linux-mtd-admin@lists.infradead.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I've got a single DOC2000 in PowerPC embedded system. I want to have 3 seperate partiton, one which is read-only and the other two read-write. I've been told that this is easy to do from the filesystem level but the underlying NFTL stuff can still swap bits a pieces underneath the read-only partition. I think what I'm after is the ability to create 3 "virtual disk devices" with single partions on each, as apposed to 1 disk device with 3 partions. Is this doable ? Is it reliable ? Where can I find information on this (Howtos, etc). What are the most suitable filesystems to place on DOC for reliability (ext2, ext3, JFFS, JFFS2 ...) ? Is a journalling file system suitable for a device such as a DOC ? Are flash file systems suitable for a DOC or are they desinged for ordinary flash chips ? Is there a way to search the linux-mtd archives ? I couldn't find anything on the web site (except browsing). Thanks for any help or pointers, Brendan Simon.