AW: cannot mount mtd partitions

["Erdmann, Thomas" <Thomas.Erdmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Perhaps the /dev/* Files for mtd are not existing.
I had a similar Problem and run the MAKEDEV Script in mtd-tools.
Cheers
  Thomas

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> von alfred hitch
> Gesendet: Montag, 26. Juni 2006 08:13
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> Betreff: cannot mount mtd partitions
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> Hi All,
> 
> I am trying to get 2.6 working on IXDP425 plattform.
> I can probe, detect and display flash partitions.
> Even kernel terminal screen logs show the :
> Creating 6 MTD Partitions on "IXP4XX-Flash.0"
> (followed by hard coded address map being shown )
> 
> 
> But, after getting shell prompt. I cannot see or mount by 
> hand any partitions except root !!
> 
> Which means thats say, my applications partition is mtdblock3 ..
> and I issue this command
> mount -t jffs2 -o remount,rw /dev/mtd/3 /sbapps It errors saying:
> mount: Mounting /dev/mtd/3 on /sbapps failed: Invalid argument.
> 
> What could be going wrong ? Any pointers, anyone can give ?
> I / Kernel can mount root partition successfully.
> (Just playing around, if I do
> mount -t jffs2 -o remount,rw /dev/mtd/3 /  i.e mount at / : 
> it doesn't cribs anything, but cannot still see files)
> 
> If I replace this with a 2.4 kernel. Everything is fine. So 
> it's got to be some option I am missing in compilation or what ?
> 
> Any pointers will be helpful.
> 
> Cheers,
> Alfred
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