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Subject: Re: Newbie help! - Old AMD (cfi_cmdset_0002) interleaved flash
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A general remark is that the current CVS code of cmdset_0002 may not 
work on all interleaved chips. If I were you, I would try some older 
version, e.g. the code coming with DENX distribution (v 1.62).

-Shawn.

Oliver Korpilla wrote:

> / # ftl_format -i -r 10 /dev/mtd2
> Partition size = 2816 kb, erase unit size = 256 kb, 1 transfer units
> Reserved 10%, formatted size = 2283 kb
> This will destroy all data on the target device.  Confirm (y/n): y
> Erasing all blocks...
> ---+---+---
> MTD do_write_oneword(): software timeout
> 
> This will cause Input/Output errors on cp and cat, and if I copy or cat
> a JFFS2 image (I've tried both big and little endian just to be sure), I
> cannot mount it afterwards (missing magic blocks).