[U-Boot-Users] ls command problem

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <20060907083522.84524.qmail at web7905.mail.in.yahoo.com> you wrote:
>
> I have some doubts about jffs2

You gotta learn to read error messages.

>  I loaded my jffs2 filesystem in flash 11-63 sectors.
> when I used ls command 1st time in u-boot in gives error like below
> 
> USCP# ls
> Scanning JFFS2 FS: ....  add_node: malloc failed
-------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> add_node failed!
> ls: Failed to scan JFFSv2 file structure

malloc failed is a pretty clear message: U-Boot ran  out  of  memory.
Please  increase  the  size of the malloc areane in your board config
file and try again.

> but from 2nd time onwards it giving the list of my filesystem.
> 1)Why 1st time it's not working ?

You only think it's working, but actually it shows you only part of
the file system.

> 2) Is possible to add new file in jffs2 from u-boot?

No, there is no write support. The fie system is strictly read-only.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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