jerry f stutte wrote: > Maemmo community, > > I was hoping that it would > contain the ext2 support with no journaling. Seeing that this is/was not > a sanctioned release from maemo website, my statement is moot. > That's pretty easy to install - apt-get install e2fsprogs > Q I assume it would be a no-no to try and use the ext2.ko module from > the n770. > Probably wouldn't work - you should just use the version that is installed by e2fsprogs. You'll also need load mbcache.ko. > My Questions are, > > Q1 are there kernel tarballs available for the platforms that would > allow some one like my self to attempt hacks on these kernels to allow > someone like my self to attempt to create patches addressing some of my > questions. > I believe the source is released with the SDK. > Comment Is it my imagination that maemo has avoided ext2 support for a > good reason that I don't understand. I assumed that it would have been > standard on the N800 from the start. > A stock 770 or N800 doesn't need ext2 - the default file systems are jffs2 (for internal flash) and vfat (for MMC/SD cards). Including ext2 by default would be a waste of flash storage on a filesystem that is not used. However if you want it you can install it quite easily via apt. There is a custom N800 kernel available with ext2/3, nfs etc. but the download page is currently unavailable, and I've no idea what sources were used to build the kernel and it may be unwise to use it. > Q4 I have a n770 (dual boot) running the linux kernel > 2.6.16.27-omapl. I typically boot to mmc. > Would anyone volunteer to look at the fstab and minircS > files and tell me what I am doing wrong. Sure, post the relevant files and I'm sure someone will try to help! :) > q5 can anyone reccomend running the 2007 kernel posted for the n770 > or does it slow the n770 device down to much! > It works surprisingly well - no real performance hit at all. > Should my questions and comments be more appropriate on the > internettablettalk forum. > Yes - they are all answered there already (apart from possibly your fstab/mount issue). Please don't hesitate to use the "Search" function. :)
