/dev/mtdblock missing

[Vipin Malik]

Are you using devfs?

If not then the MAKEDEV script file in the utils file should do it. (using the
mknod command)

If you are using devfs, then I don't know.

Vipin






"Fry, Dan" wrote:

> Hi List,
>
>         I'm trying to get JFFS2 up and running on an atlas demo board.  The
> flash chip are being found and /dev/mtd0 (char device) is created.  However
> I can't mount a jffs2 because /dev/mtdblock0,1,2 etc. is missing.
> mtdblock.c is compiled in, and cat /proc/devices lists mtdblock under block
> devices.  I tried including ftl.c figuring there may be dependences.
>
> This is the output at boot up:
>
> physmap flash device: 2000000 at 1c000000
>
> <4><6>Physically mapped flash: Found 2 x16 devices at 0x0 in 32-bit mode
>
> Number of erase regions: 1
>
> Erase Region #0: BlockSize 0x20000 bytes, 64 blocks
>
> Primary Vendor Command Set: 0001 (Intel/Sharp Extended)
>
> Primary Algorithm Table at 0031
>
> Alternative Vendor Command Set: 0000 (None)
>
> No Alternate Algorithm Table
>
> Vcc Minimum: 4.5 V
>
> Vcc Maximum: 5.5 V
>
> No Vpp line
>
> Typical byte/word write timeout: 128 µs
>
> Maximum byte/word write timeout: 2048 µs
>
> Typical full buffer write timeout: 128 µs
>
> Maximum full buffer write timeout: 2048 µs
>
> Typical block erase timeout: 1024 µs
>
> Max. bytes in buffer write: 0x20
>
> Number of Erase Block Regions: 1
>
> Physically mapped flash: Found 2 x16 devices at 0x1000000 in 32-bit mode
>
> JEDEC ID: 89 15
>
> 0: offset=0x0,size=0x40000,blocks=64
>
> 1: offset=0x1000000,size=0x40000,blocks=64
>
> <5>ftl_cs: FTL header not found.
>
> Questions:
> 1) How to I get /dev/mtdblock0 created?
>
> 2) Is ftl.c needed -- the HOWTO doesn't include it?
>
> Cheers,
>
>         - Dan
>
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