Help with mtd + jffs2

[Jörn Engel]

On Wed, 11 June 2003 14:38:52 -0400, Frank R Callaghan wrote:
> 
> But then I tryed to put the jffs2 file system image onto
> the device :=
> 
> # cp /myapp/jffs2_file_sys.img /dev/mtd0
> cp: unable to open `/dev/mtd0': No such device
> #
> 
> but I have the device !
> # ls -al /dev/mtd?
> crw-------    1 root     root      90,   0 Jan  1  1970 /dev/mtd0
> crw-------    1 root     root      90,   2 Jan  1  1970 /dev/mtd1
> crw-------    1 root     root      90,   4 Jan  1  1970 /dev/mtd2
> crw-------    1 root     root      90,   6 Jan  1  1970 /dev/mtd3
> crw-------    1 root     root      90,   8 Jan  1  1970 /dev/mtd4

device != device node

A door alone doesn't make a mansion either. :)

Set CONFIG_MTD_CHAR to yes or better yet set CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK to yes
and use /dev/mtdblock* instead.  Those devices are usually much nicer
unless you really *really* know you don't want them.

Jörn

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