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From: Eugene Surovegin <ebs@ebshome.net>
To: J?rn Engel <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
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Subject: Re: mtd mount problem
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On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 03:31:34AM +0200, J?rn Engel wrote:

[snip]

> 1. Erase the flash partition.  Either
>    o eraseall /dev/mtdX or
>    o cat file_filled_with_0xff > /dev/mtdblockX

Huh? I fail to see how options you listed are equivalent. By 
"cat"ing file filled with 0xff you cannot erase flash, period.

Only eraseall (or erase, if partition occupies 1 erase block) flash 
can be erased.

-- 
Eugene