[U-Boot-Users] dual boot by modifying u-boot environment variables from linux/vxWorks

[Robert Steele]

I'm at the point in this problem with I am trying to mount /dev/mtd

I'm wondering if anyone has a fstab file that they could share with me that 
might help me get the flash device mounted.

Rob Steele


At 04:31 PM 07/11/2006, you wrote:
>In message <6.1.1.1.2.20060711160541.01e6e740 at mail.jpl.nasa.gov> you wrote:
> > I want to be able to 'dual' boot my system, a Gespac PCIPPC-2 (power pc),
> > by the using the method of modifying the u-boot environment variables from
> > either vxWorks or Linux. This way if I boot up in the 'wrong' system I can
> > change the boot parameters and reboot. It looks like the fw* utilities
> > require /dev/mtd0 and /dev/mtd1 to reference the flash memory and this 
> does
> > not appear to be set up in my kernel. Does this require a re-build of my
> > kernel or are there other less dramatic options available. If anyone can
>
>Yes, if the kernel is not configured to include MTD support then  you
>will   have  to  reconfigure  it  and  build  it  (or  at  least  the
>corresponding  modules).  But  that's   a   trivial   task,   nothing
>"dramatic".
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Wolfgang Denk