Hi,Matt
first , thank your kind . According to your idea, I think it should do the
process as below:
1. mount a tmpfs in RAM , cp upgrade-routine into tmpfs and execute it .
2. umount root file system ,I only use "umount /" because of no '/dev/root'
device,but in here , I also don't umount '/' , it will be shown 'device is
busy'. I want to find some process via 'fuser -m /' then to kill these
process be using '/', but it seems the busybox doesn't support 'fuser' command
, so I don't know how to umount root filesystem .
3. erase /dev/mtdblock1 partition
4. open /dev/mtdblock1 (use low 'open' function), and orderly write 64k size
into file very time from httpd through ethernet interface,total 3M/64K (flash
sector :64k)
5.when write data into flash ok, reboot the system
if the program is operating item #4 , the device is be power off ,then the
device's /dev/mtdblock1 will be destroyed lead not to use the device . I don't
want to expect so result .
the device Basic information :
hardware platform : mips r4000
kernel version : 2.4.25
uclibc library
busybox
flash : 4 M ( 3M as root file system jffs2 , 1M as Redboot and kernel image )
RAM :8M (remain approximately 500K-1M after booting kernel and loading
application)
Upgrate file : jffs2.bin (3M), now don't think over kernel image
upgrade method : http server(CGI) through ethernet
Matt , please you help me how to do this , Thank you very much .
Best Regards
advan
advan
2007-10-19
发件人： Crane, Matthew
发送时间： 2007-10-17 21:23:14
收件人： uClinux development list
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主题： RE: RE: Re: [uClinux-dev] how to upgrade the jffs2 of root in linux
Hi,
With minimal memory alternative options would be to stream the image to your
flash.
If your system is minimal, maybe you do not need to keep a flash fs mounted.
Can your system remain up if you unmount the existing jffs root?
If so, and if ram/flash is at a premium, it is possible to execute a simple
program that does all upgrade.
The program would need to:
- unmount root, e.g. system( "umount /dev/root" )
- use mtd calls to unlock/erase flash
- receive upgrade package. .
- as file comes in, write to flash.
- once written to flash ok, the partition can be remounted from within the
process, e.g. system( "mount <root dev>")
- if the program is running from a /tmp tmpfs, it could be restarted on
failure, until the rootfs is restored.
Rather then write a program from scratch, one of the simple embedded web
servers out there can be modified to recieve post of file. I believe uclinux
has sparse httpd.
If you do something like this the possiblity of failing in the middle of
upgrade is likely. A fail safe image or bootloader with upgrade option would
be needed to keep the system recoverable.
The best place for an upgrade is sometimes the bootloader, maybe when an
upgrade is requested, jump to bootloader and leave up to the bootloader.
It may be too that your options for upgrade would improve by minimizing the
size of the root partition, or the part that needs to be upgraded.
Just suggestions, I don't know details of your requirments,
Matt
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of advan
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 5:35 AM
To: uClinux development list
Subject: Re: RE: Re: [uClinux-dev] how to upgrade the jffs2 of root in linux
Hi,Matt
the netflash also needs enough memory space ,when I use './netflash -K -r
/dev/mtd1 192.168.1.218 jffs2.bin' via tftpserver through ethernet , the
netflash requestes virtual memory always to store the data and that it's very
slow . like my case , the embedded device's memory is very limited . free
memory is only 1M ,otherwise the size of jffs2.bin is 3M , it seems it's
difficult to netflash too ,
what do you think ?
Thank you very much
Best Regards
cookie
advan
2007-10-17
发件人： Crane, Matthew
发送时间： 2007-10-16 21:16:37
收件人： uClinux development list
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主题： RE: Re: [uClinux-dev] how to upgrade the jffs2 of root in linux
Can netflash upgrade a mounted root partition?
If you don't have the memory to mount the tmp partition in ram, then keep a
small second tmp partition in your flash, switch to that, run netflash, and
then switch back to the new main parttion.
Matt
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nikita Tabatsky
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 5:06 AM
To: uClinux development list
Subject: Re: Re: [uClinux-dev] how to upgrade the jffs2 of root in linux
Hi, Advan
yes, netflash it's flash tool.
sorry, i forgot to insert link :)
http://cvs.uclinux.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/uClinux-dist/user/netflash/
Nik.
On 10/16/07, advan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,Nik
Thank you , what is netflash ,it's a flash tool ?
could you offer a link address ?
Best Regards
advan
advan
2007-10-16
发件人： Nikita Tabatsky
发送时间： 2007-10-15 17:54:26
收件人： uClinux development list
抄送：
主题： Re: [uClinux-dev] how to upgrade the jffs2 of root in linux
Hi, Advan
You can use netflash for upgrade your jffs2 partition.
Nik.
On 10/15/07, advan < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
hi, everyone
I build jffs2 as root file system in my embedded platform with uclinux os , I
also build a web http server(boa) , through httpd server , I can upload a new
jffs2 root file-system into the platform memery ,then I want to use new jfffs
file to re-write jffs2 partition ,because linux is using this partition as its
root file system , if I directly write it into the jffs2 partition ,then linux
will cause crash and errors . anybody know how to do ?
thank you in advance
advan
advan
2007-10-15
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