Re: building Rootfs

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In message <63386a3d0807081653t5e19cae2vd35c03de4bec7fa8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
> 
> >> 3. Getting files into the filesystem when the development
> >> system does not allow root access.
> 
> > 3. is a non-issue for most common file systems.
> 
> The only one thing I ever ran into trouble with was device nodes,

No, this is not a problem.

> these cannot be reproduced any way, not even with fakeroot

Most tools support a "device table", i. e. a plain text file
describing needed device nodes, owners, permissions etc., so no root
permissins are needed.

For details please see
http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/RootFileSystemOnARamdisk

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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