Dear "David Andrey", In message <1os8pe-0000df...@wolf.netmodule.com> you wrote: > > I'm looking to update the linux yaffs2 rootfs from U-Boot (2009-06). The > whole update will be:
Are you positively sure you have to do this in U-Boot? Keep in mind that U-Boot is a boot loader, so don't throw tasks on it that require an operating system. > * Take the rootfs.tgz from the yaffs2 "image" partition (ok, > with yrdm / ywrm) for update or restore purposes. OK - but... what for? > * Unpack it (maybe gunzip) Why? And: why in U-Boot? > * Update the Linux YAFFS2 RootFS (how ?) Just write a new image to another, alternative partition. > After a quick search (mail list, code) seems that: > > * No native support for this operation in u-boot. What exactly is "this operation" here, which you are missing support for? > * Some "user" patch files exists (out of date ?) Which sort of patches are you referring to? > * Is the situation really like that ? Sorry, I don;t undewrstand what exactly you mean by "the situation" ? > * Which is the actual patch file ? What do you mean? > * What about the future for YAFFS2 in U-Boot ? Is there any > update planned ? YAFFS2 is supported in mainline U-Boot. What exactly do you think is missing? Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: w...@denx.de Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will want to use it. _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
