[U-Boot] ext2fs.c/ext2fs_mount() fails when inode_size = 256

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Wed Aug 12 22:07:43 CEST 2009


Dear Bob Furber,

In message <4A82EB38.6060802 at steroidmicros.com> you wrote:
> Our SBC have been happily booting uClinux from ext3 partitioned SD cards 
> prepared on a Fedora Linux-2.6.15 PC.
...
> Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.

You failed to mention some really important fects, like for example
which version of U-Boot you are using.

Me deems that it must be an old one.

This commit most probably fixes your issue:

commit 56fdaadc124a8ef9ec0fd8ff578233ec3b1137be
Author: Weirich, Bernhard <Bernhard.Weirich at riedel.net>
Date:   Wed Jun 10 14:00:37 2009 +0200

    ext2: fix inode size and calculations
    
    Signed-off-by: unsik Kim <donari75 at gmail.com>
    Signed-off-by: Bernhard Weirich <bernhard.weirich at riedel.net>
    Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>
    Tested-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>


I recommend you update your code, and try again.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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