Which file system to use?

2009-10-13 Thread Douglas Lopes Pereira
Hi guys, According to Martin's we should format our USB stick or SD card using EXT2 file system. I was wondering if I can use UBIFS instead (I don't see any reasons not use it) but first I would like to count on yours expertise. Is there any advantage on using EXT2 instead of UBIFS? Is UBIFS

Need help to boot debian on USB with more devices connected

2009-10-07 Thread Douglas Lopes Pereira
Hi guys, I'm trying to power up my Sheeva Plug (which is configured to boot Martin's debian from USB drive) with my USB drive connected over an USB hub with other devices on it (i.e Usb headset). Uboot identifies the devices connected but does not recognize my USB drive and get stuck. This is

Re: Installing lenny on mtd0 of Sheeva Plug

2009-09-22 Thread Douglas Lopes Pereira
Thanks for your clarifying answer Martin. I'll keep one eye on Sheeva Plug Forum. Thanks. Regards, Douglas On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 6:15 AM, Martin Michlmayr t...@cyrius.com wrote: * Douglas Lopes Pereira douglaslopespere...@gmail.com [2009-09-21 16:55]: On Martins Debian there is also

Installing lenny on mtd0 of Sheeva Plug

2009-09-21 Thread Douglas Lopes Pereira
Hi guys, I would like to install debian lenny on the flash (mtd0) of my Sheeva Plug. When using ubuntu, I'm used to get uImage and burn it directly to mtd0 using nandwrite command and copying kernel modules to its destination. Can I do the same with debian lenny uImage? Is there a guide to do

Re: Installing lenny on mtd0 of Sheeva Plug

2009-09-21 Thread Douglas Lopes Pereira
Hi Karsten, I can't access my sheeva plug right now, but if I remember correctly mtd0 is for uboot, mtd1 for the kernel and mtd2 for the system, so you would need to flash the kernel to mtd1 You are right, mtd0 is reserved for uBoot. But that does work in fact, just remember to reflash