why don't you use journaling file system? They are specially invented to increase stability on instable systems
2010/6/25 Chris <[email protected]> > Hi, > > This is when power is cut. Not by some guy or by anything that I manage. > Unfortunately - in this application, power must be cut fairly regularly. > > The idea has developed a bit since my last email. > I am thinking of using a union file system for Angstrom with only the home > directory writeable located on a NAND chip. > I am be constantly saving data to a separate SD card with a FAT32 file > system - which I am worried will become corrupted when the hard reset > occurs. > > What safeguards can I put in place to protect this? > > Cheers, > Chris > > > On 21/06/10 22:00, [email protected] wrote: > >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:48:02 +0400 >> From: Maxim Podbereznyy<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Angstrom-distro-users] Hard resets >> To:[email protected]<to%[email protected]> >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> What do you mean by hw-reset? Is it performed by some guy or you manage >> some >> power switch? >> >> 2010/6/19 Chris<[email protected]> >> >> >> >>> > Hi Max, >>> > >>> > Thanks for the info! >>> > >>> > So should I put that code after every write? >>> > Obviously I am not sure when the reset will occur - so that will >>> provide >>> > most protection? >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > CJ >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Chris, >>> >>> >>>> >> >>>> >> what if you perform syncing before hard reset? >>>> >> >>>> >> insert in your code: >>>> >> >>>> >> sync(); >>>> >> hw_reset(); >>>> >> >>>> >> regards, >>>> >> Max >>>> >> >>>> >> 2010/6/18 Chris<[email protected]> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> Hi, >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> I have an application where there will be many hard resets often. >>>>> >>> I am using EXT3 as my file system - and there are problems with >>>>> system >>>>> >>> integrity because of the resets. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> When I was using an x86 board I worked with a debian based distro >>>>> that >>>>> >>> allowed me to boot and run the OS from ram. >>>>> >>> This was a good solution as the media was never mounted. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Has anyone done this with Angstrom? >>>>> >>> Any other ideas to solve this problem? >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Cheers, >>>>> >>> CJ >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>> Angstrom-distro-users mailing list >>>>> >>> [email protected] >>>>> >>> >>>>> http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Angstrom-distro-users mailing list >>> > [email protected] >>> > >>> http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users >>> > >>> >>> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:21:46 +0200 >> From: "Przemek Zielony"<[email protected]> >> Subject: [Angstrom-distro-users] SQLite and php5 >> To:<[email protected]> >> Message-ID:<000701cb109d$10808880$9101a...@toshiba> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-2"; >> reply-type=original >> >> I would like to install php5 and SQLite on SAM9261 board with linux >> Angstrom. I'm really newbie and I have some problem with it. Should I use >> ipkg? If not, how to do it? >> >> Cheers, >> PZ >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Angstrom-distro-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users >> >> >> End of Angstrom-distro-users Digest, Vol 45, Issue 15 >> ***************************************************** >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Angstrom-distro-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users > _______________________________________________ Angstrom-distro-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users
