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Honored ContributorHi Wade,
> Linux won't boot up unless I plug the USB cable into it and launch a console > session. Use a UART as the console ... then you won't have to deal with this. > but the filesystem appears to be set up as a ramdisk. I.e. whatever I do, > I lose when I reboot. Add JFFS2 support. To keep things simple, you can just boot from ramdisk, then mount a small JFFS2 filesystem for the stuff you want to be persistent. Just erase the partition prior to the first mount ... then you can add whatever you want (e.g. use a the ftp client to pull your files onto the JFFS2 mount). > Do you have any advice on where I can go to find some tutorials / information > on how all this works?! That depends on what you're referring to: For the kernel in general: Start with the Microtronix Tutorial/Guides. Try: http://www.uclinux.org/ (http://www.uclinux.org/) Use the force: read the source. For everything else: This forum -- you'll probably get the most help if you break up your work into small chunks & knock them out one-by-one, asking specific questions along the way. As long as your focus is specific enough, you're likely to attract the attention of an expert ... or at least someone that has already suffered through the same/similar issues ;-) You might want to consider the following: 1. Get the kernel squared away using a UART console. 2. Get ftp client working -- it'll let you download quickly so you can have more fun playing with the stuff you _want_ to play with -- rather than fussing with things that you really don't care about. 3. Fuss with JFFS2/MTD after you decide you can't live without it. Regards, --Scott
