From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail018.syd.optusnet.com.au ([210.49.20.176]) by pentafluge.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 17WSro-00034v-00 for ; Mon, 22 Jul 2002 03:24:08 +0100 Message-ID: <3D3B6CB9.8020505@ctam.com.au> Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 12:23:53 +1000 From: Brendan J Simon Reply-To: brendan.simon@ctam.com.au MIME-Version: 1.0 To: busybox@busybox.net, Linux MTD Subject: Minux v Ext2 on DoC2000 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'm building an embedded system with an MPC8260 powerpc processor and a DiskOnChip2000. It's quite a big embedded system (32MB DOC, 64MB RAM, 132MHz+ processor). I'm using BusyBox with uClibc and kernel version 2.4.18-pre8. I'm trying to save as much space on the DOC as possible. I've got two partitions with identical information (well almos). One is a failsafe backup partition. I am currently using ext2 on the DOC as this was setup by a colleague. I was thinking of changing to Minux as the essential minux tools are already available in BusyBox. I already maintain BusyBox under my configuration management system and don't want to maintain e2fsprogs as well, unless it is necessary. It all depends on the advantages and disadvantages beteween ext2 and minux. Has anyone got any experience with Minux and Ext2 on a DOC2000 device runinng a linux embedded system ? I'm sure the answer is yes :) Could someone briefly list the main advantages and disadvantages of minux/ext2 on such an embedded system ? Pointers to other sources of information would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Brendan Simon.