jffs2 filesystem image

Hi pod,

> I have downloaded mkfs.jffs2 from www.psyent.com

It's best to build/use this under linux. Otherwise, the file permissions may not be

correct (for executables ... the execute bits will not be set). Or, you can just modify

the code and set the execute bits for the time being.

I also recommend that you use the --dev-table option to populate /dev -- it's alot easier

than suid root everytime you need to create a device inode just for the fss. And leaving

bogus device inodes in a user directory is begging for trouble ;-)

> if it is possible to mount a jffs2 filesystem as / partition ? Is there a

> special option to put in the kernel to achieve that ?

No, but you should use the root kernel parameter to point to the appropriate block

device in the kernel command line. E.g.:

root = /dev/mtdblock0

Regards,

--Scott