On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 09:17 +0530, Mohamed Thalib .H wrote: > On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 16:50 +0530, tomy wrote: > > Hi, > > We are using the command *mkfs.jffs2 --eraseblock=0x20000 -n -o > > fs.img* to create a flash file system. But during Linux boot up an error > > like *Warning: unable to open an initial console.Kernel panic - not > > syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel *is coming. > > So the Kernel cannot recognize the filesystem image properly. So my > > doubt is how can we create a file system image for NAND flash using > > mkfs.jffs2 (what would be command). > > > > > > With Regards > > Tomy Devasia > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > > Hi > > > Warning: unable to open an initial console.Kernel panic - not > > syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel > > In the above it is saying that initial console is missing so may be you > have to check the presence of /sbin/init in the initialramdisk image .. > > In the linux boot message check out if you are getting the following > line. if you get it then your jffs2 filesystem is mounted properly. > > VFS: Mounted root (jffs2 filesystem) > > so now the problem is with missing init file inside the mounted jffs2 > filesystem to check it simply mount it and and check for the /sbin/init > file. > > how to create jffs fs you can check here in the > http://www.denx.de/wiki/DULG/RootFileSystemOnAJFFS2FileSystem > > > > Checnk out this links http://www.ssiembedded.com/embedded_linux_managing_memory.html http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org -- Best Regards, Mohamed Thalib .H GDA Technologies L&T InfoTech Park, Chennai , India. Ext : 6509 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
