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Re: Help -- Creating a FAT Filesystem on a NOR Flash Device

From: John Dallaway <john at dallaway dot org dot uk>
To: Ramgopal Kota <rkota at broadcom dot com>
Cc: eCos Discussion <ecos-discuss at ecos dot sourceware dot org>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:51:04 +0100
Subject: [ECOS] Re: Help -- Creating a FAT Filesystem on a NOR Flash Device
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Hi Ramgopal

Ramgopal Kota wrote:

> I moved over to JFFS2. I created a jffs2.img file using mkfs.jffs2,
> loaded that file from boot loader into flash and all worked fine.  
> I want to know is any way to create a empty JFFS2 file system from
> ecos application itself rather than uploading the file from bootloader.
> 
>     If(mount of JFFS fails) go and create empty File system
>     else continue further.

If JFFS2 is presented with a completely erased area of Flash then it
will create a new filesystem automatically when you call mount().

John Dallaway

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References:
- Help -- Creating a FAT Filesystem on a NOR Flash Device
  - From: Ramgopal Kota
- Re: Help -- Creating a FAT Filesystem on a NOR Flash Device
  - From: John Dallaway
- RE: Help -- Creating a FAT Filesystem on a NOR Flash Device
  - From: Ramgopal Kota

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