Thread (4 messages) 4 messages, 3 authors, 2000-10-04

Re: mount RAMDISK directly on rom

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From: Scott Anderson <hidden>
Date: 2000-10-04 05:03:53

Jari wrote:
Is there anyone know how to let the uncompressed ramdisk image in the
rom,
and mount root system directly from it (read only)?
In general, I would add a driver that exposed your rom as a device and
then just tell your kernel that root is on your device.  I have
successfully used the MTD drivers to do exactly this in the past.  I'd
suggest poking around:
  http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/

    Scott Anderson
    scott_anderson@mvista.com	MontaVista Software Inc.
    (408)328-9214		490 Potrero Ave.
    http://www.mvista.com	Sunnyvale, CA  94086

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