On 7/11/07, Bryan Wu wrote: > On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 14:36 +0530, Nobin Mathew wrote: > > For using jffs2 following are the instructions, > > > > for creating jffs2 image > > > > mkfs.jffs2 --eraseblock=blocksize --pad=pagesize --no-cleanmarkers -d > > rootdirectory -o imagename > > > > example > > mkfs.jffs2 --eraseblock=0x20000 --pad=2048 --no-cleanmarkers -d > > $HOME/work -o jffs2_nand > > > > > > Oh, I think it should be > mkfs.jffs2 --pagesize=2048 --eraseblock=0x20000 --pad=0x200000 --no-cleanmarkers -d rootfs/ -o rootfs.jffs2 I think you are changing the Jffs2 page size, it is not the NAND page size Whatever I gave you should work. > > This will produce a 2Mbytes jffs2 image which is aligned with 2048 > pagesize. Then the nandwrite can write it to NAND chip. > > > Erasing flash partition use > > #flash_eraseall -j /dev/mtdX > > > > Burning the image > > > > #nandwrite /dev/mtdX jffs2_nand > > > > And mount the partition using > > mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblockX /mnt > > > > > > root:~> mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock2 /mnt/ > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > jffs_check_nand_cleanmarker returned 1 > jffs2_check_oob_empty returned 0 > > Endless message and finally system hang. > Here is my JFFS2 configuration: > > CONFIG_JFFS2_FS=y > CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_DEBUG=2 > CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_WRITEBUFFER=y > # CONFIG_JFFS2_SUMMARY is not set > # CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_XATTR is not set > # CONFIG_JFFS2_COMPRESSION_OPTIONS is not set > CONFIG_JFFS2_ZLIB=y > CONFIG_JFFS2_RTIME=y > # CONFIG_JFFS2_RUBIN is not set > > Sorry for asking this JFFS2 question on YAFFS2 maillist. > > Thanks > - Bryan Wu > > So there is difference in procedure for jffs2 and yaffs2 > > > > Nobin Mathew > > > > On 7/11/07, Bryan Wu wrote: > > > On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 13:42 +0530, Nobin Mathew wrote: > > > > What all YAFFS2 options are enabled in the kernel. > > > > Can you try disabling the autoselect. > > > > > > > > > > Here is my config > > > > > > --- > > > CONFIG_YAFFS_FS=y > > > CONFIG_YAFFS_YAFFS1=y > > > # CONFIG_YAFFS_DOES_ECC is not set > > > CONFIG_YAFFS_YAFFS2=y > > > # CONFIG_YAFFS_AUTO_YAFFS2 is not set > > > # CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_LAZY_LOAD is not set > > > CONFIG_YAFFS_CHECKPOINT_RESERVED_BLOCKS=10 > > > # CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_WIDE_TNODES is not set > > > # CONFIG_YAFFS_ALWAYS_CHECK_CHUNK_ERASED is not set > > > # CONFIG_YAFFS_SHORT_NAMES_IN_RAM is not set > > > --- > > > > > > > Can you check the page size the driver returns. > > > > > > > > If you are developing a new driver then you first try jffs2. > > > > > > > > > > can I use nandwrite to program the jffs2 image to nand flash chip? > > > nandwrite -a -o /dev/mtdX jffs2_image > > > > > > Could you please help me to use the mkfs.jffs2 for make a jffs2 image? > > > > > > #mkfs.jffs2 -s 2KiB -e 128KiB -n -d rootfs -o rootfs.jffs2 > > > the file size of rootfs.jffs2 will be 88Mbytes, while > > > > > > #mkfs.jffs2 -e 128KiB -n -d rootfs -o rootfs.jffs2 > > > file size is 1.6Mbytes > > > > > > Did I miss something? > > > > > > Thanks a lot for your help. > > > > > > - Bryan Wu > > > > That is much more stable, and then we will come back to YAFFS2. > > > > > > > > In my case i also developed a nand controller driver. and it was > > > > working perfectly with above mentioned options with YAFFS2. > > > > > > > > Nobin Mathew > > > > > > > > On 7/11/07, Bryan Wu wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 12:29 +0530, Nobin Mathew wrote: > > > > > > Which is your NAND chip? > > > > > > > > > > > NAND device: Manufacturer ID: 0x20, Chip ID: 0xda (ST Micro NAND 256MiB > > > > > 3,3V 8-bit) > > > > > > > > > > > Is it 2k page chip? > > > > > > > > > > yes, it is. > > > > > > > > > > > > Then use > > > > > > #flash_eraseall /dev/mtdX > > > > > > #nandwrite -a -o /dev/mtdX yaffs2_image > > > > > > #mount -t yaffs2 /dev/mtdblockX /mnt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is the command log on my board: > > > > > --- > > > > > root:~> flash_eraseall /dev/mtd2 > > > > > Erasing 128 Kibyte @ fbe0000 -- 99 % complete. > > > > > root:~> > > > > > root:~> > > > > > root:~> nandwrite -a -o /dev/mtd2 rootfs.yaffs2 > > > > > Writing data to block 0 > > > > > Writing data to block 20000 > > > > > Writing data to block 40000 > > > > > Writing data to block 60000 > > > > > Writing data to block 80000 > > > > > Writing data to block a0000 > > > > > Writing data to block c0000 > > > > > Writing data to block e0000 > > > > > Writing data to block 100000 > > > > > Writing data to block 120000 > > > > > Writing data to block 140000 > > > > > Writing data to block 160000 > > > > > Writing data to block 180000 > > > > > Writing data to block 1a0000 > > > > > Writing data to block 1c0000 > > > > > Writing data to block 1e0000 > > > > > Writing data to block 200000 > > > > > Writing data to block 220000 > > > > > Writing data to block 240000 > > > > > Writing data to block 260000 > > > > > Writing data to block 280000 > > > > > Writing data to block 2a0000 > > > > > Writing data to block 2c0000 > > > > > Writing data to block 2e0000 > > > > > root:~> mount -t yaffs /dev/mtdblock2 /mnt/ > > > > > yaffs: dev is 32505858 name is "mtdblock2" > > > > > yaffs: Attempting MTD mount on 31.2, "mtdblock2" > > > > > yaffs: auto selecting yaffs2 > > > > > root:~> cd /mnt/ > > > > > root:/mnt> ls > > > > > lost+found > > > > > root:/mnt> > > > > > root:/mnt> cat /proc/yaffs > > > > > YAFFS built:Jul 11 2007 15:32:43 > > > > > $Id: yaffs_fs.c 2682 2007-01-22 03:19:29Z aubrey $ > > > > > $Id: yaffs_guts.c 2682 2007-01-22 03:19:29Z aubrey $ > > > > > > > > > > Device 0 "File System" > > > > > startBlock......... 0 > > > > > endBlock........... 2015 > > > > > chunkGroupBits..... 1 > > > > > chunkGroupSize..... 2 > > > > > nErasedBlocks...... 1992 > > > > > nTnodesCreated..... 300 > > > > > nFreeTnodes........ 35 > > > > > nObjectsCreated.... 600 > > > > > nFreeObjects....... 29 > > > > > nFreeChunks........ 127542 > > > > > nPageWrites........ 0 > > > > > nPageReads......... 0 > > > > > nBlockErasures..... 0 > > > > > nGCCopies.......... 0 > > > > > garbageCollections. 0 > > > > > passiveGCs......... 0 > > > > > nRetriedWrites..... 0 > > > > > nRetireBlocks...... 0 > > > > > eccFixed........... 0 > > > > > eccUnfixed......... 0 > > > > > tagsEccFixed....... 0 > > > > > tagsEccUnfixed..... 0 > > > > > cacheHits.......... 0 > > > > > nDeletedFiles...... 0 > > > > > nUnlinkedFiles..... 0 > > > > > nBackgroudDeletions 0 > > > > > useNANDECC......... 1 > > > > > isYaffs2........... 1 > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > > > The rootfs.yaffs2 is made by mkyaffs2image tool from a rootfs dir. > > > > > Why there is no rootfs subdirs such as bin/ lib/ etc/ ...? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > - Bryan Wu > > > > > > > > > > > Nobin Mathew > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/11/07, Bryan Wu wrote: > > > > > > > On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 12:07 +0530, Nobin Mathew wrote: > > > > > > > > This is the link to yaffs2 source > > > > > > > > http://www.aleph1.co.uk/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/yaffs2/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, I got this source. But there is no mkyaffs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You can use flash_eraseall and nandwrite tools from mtd_utils > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am not sure my method, please help me to point out some wrong: > > > > > > > $ flash_eraseall /dev/mtd2 > > > > > > > $ nandwrite -y -p /dev/mtd2 rootfs.yaffs2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > right? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I use mkyaffs as this: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > $ eraseall /dev/mtd2 /* old mtd-utils provide eraseall */ > > > > > > > $ mkyaffs -e /dev/mtd2 > > > > > > > $ mount -t yaffs /dev/mtdblock2 /mnt > > > > > > > $ cp "necessary files" /mnt > > > > > > > $ umount /mnt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then I can reboot my board mounting /dev/mtdblock2 yaffs2 as rootfs. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > - Bryan Wu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/11/07, Bryan Wu wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am developing Blackfin NAND Flash Controller driver. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAFFS2 should be OK on our platform. I can't found the mkyaffs tool in > > > > > > > > > the CVS now, how can I format a NAND partition as YAFFS2 without mkyaffs > > > > > > > > > tool? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > - Bryan Wu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > yaffs mailing list > > > > > > > > > yaffs@lists.aleph1.co.uk > > > > > > > > > http://lists.aleph1.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yaffs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >