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Re: [ts-7000] What part of the boot system handles mounting?

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] What part of the boot system handles mounting?
From: Jason Stahls <>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:34:08 -0400
Blair wrote:
> TS boards starts by running the TS-Bootrom code which then loads Redboot.  
> Redboot then "initializes" for want of a better word the file system and 
> launches vmlinux.
>
> So, question: Which part of the system knows about how to deal with EXT2 or 
> YAFFS or JFFS?  What I'm getting at is I'd like to be able to set up an SD 
> card with EXT3 on it.  I know Linux has to be built with EXT3 support. What 
> else needs to know that it's an EXT3 file system?  Does the Redboot that 
> comes with TS boards support it?  Does the bootrom code need to know about 
> it? Of course, it that's the case I'm hosed until I can convince TS to do 
> this for me.

Just the kernel needs to know how to handle it, redboot only loads a 
binary blob for the kernel and initrd there is no file system in those 
areas of the flash.

-- 
Jason Stahls


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