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From: Todd Poynor <tpoynor@mvista.com>
To: Kathy Richards <kath_rich64@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: Spansion MirrorBit support
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 20:47:55 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <433F586B.2000102@mvista.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20051001053902.90833.qmail@web33008.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Kathy Richards wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I have to use S29GL032M flash which is Spansion
> MirrorBit, CFI compatible. I searched the archives and
> it seems like it should work "out of the box". I'm
> using kernel version 2.6.13. 
> 
> 1. I'm wondering if anyone has actually used this (or
> a similar spansion mirrorbit chip) and knows for sure
> that it works...?
> 
> 2. Is the MirrorBit tech transparent to mtd/jffs2 (as
> long as the chip is CFI compatible?)

Have used S29W models, check the datasheet for your model and see if the 
CFI query address is 0x555, if so see:

http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2005-September/013641.html

Haven't checked if there are features of the flash that mtd/jffs2 aren't 
taking advantage of, but most chips do work.

-- 
Todd

      reply	other threads:[~2005-10-02  3:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-10-01  5:39 Spansion MirrorBit support Kathy Richards
2005-10-02  3:47 ` Todd Poynor [this message]

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