> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthias Fuchs [mailto:matthias.fuchs at esd-electronics.com] > Sent: 19. mars 2001 17:16 > To: Subodh Nijsure; linuxppc-embedded > Subject: Re: flash writing with Linux > > > > Hi Subodh, > > Subodh Nijsure wrote: > > > > Perhaps you can take a look at mtd and use that to manage > your flash. > > With mtd you can partition your flash to different devices > and erase them > > selectively. > What is mtd ? Never heard of before !
It is flash abstracation layer (driver), and is now part of the official linux 2.4.x kernels from Linus. http://www.mtd-infradead.org > > > > Once you have your flash partitioned you can simply cat a > file to /dev/mtd# > > to copy new content to the flash. > That sounds nice and seems to be same like the stuff Wolfgang > offered in > his 2.4.3-preX patch. Yes it is. > > Matthias > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------- > \ Matthias Fuchs \ > \ esd electronic system design Gmbh \ > \ Vahrenwalder Stra?e 205 \ > \ D-30165 Hannover \ > \ email: matthias.fuchs at esd-electronics.com \ > \ phone: +49-511-37298-0 \ > \ fax: +49-511-37298-68 \ > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
