From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 25 May 2001 04:23:49 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 25 May 2001 04:23:39 -0400 Received: from cisco7500-mainGW.gts.cz ([194.213.32.131]:5892 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 25 May 2001 04:23:26 -0400 Message-ID: <20010525005253.A16005@bug.ucw.cz> Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 00:52:53 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: kernel list , jffs-dev@axis.com Subject: jffs on non-MTD device? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! I'm trying to run jffs on my ATA-flash disk (running ext2 could kill some flash cells too soon, right?) but it refuses: if (MAJOR(dev) != MTD_BLOCK_MAJOR) { printk(KERN_WARNING "JFFS: Trying to mount a " "non-mtd device.\n"); return 0; } What are reasons for this check? Pavel -- I'm pavel@ucw.cz. "In my country we have almost anarchy and I don't care." Panos Katsaloulis describing me w.r.t. patents at discuss@linmodems.org