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On 5/23/07, Semih Hazar <semih.hazar@indefia.com> wrote:
> Can you try to mount /dev/mtdblock0 after doing flash_eraseall /dev/mtd0
> (without -j)
> As far as I see jffs2 doesn't like an empty flash with cleanmarkers. But
> it works fine with an all-empty flash. I think cleanmarkers are written
> as data is written.

Omitting the -j works.

> Another (and maybe better ?) way to go is
> * create a jffs2 image with mkfs.jffs2
> * erase the flash with -j so that cleanmarkers are written
> * and then use nandwrite to write your image to mtd.
>

Again, omitting -j works.

Thanks for the nudge.  Now I need to get DataFlash working...

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Thanks,

Jonathan Kotta

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