RE: bootldr question

Last I looked, ramfs would grow as large as half of DRAM. I don't know of a
control for it that would change that limit.

Jamey

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Popov [mailto:s_popov_at_prosyst.bg]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 9:57 AM
> Cc: familiar_at_handhelds.org
> Subject: Re: [Familiar] bootldr question
>
>
> OK thanks...
>
> Can you give me a hint on how to extend /mnt/ramfs with an
> additional 4MB. I
> have enough ram but I need more storage...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hicks, Jamey" <Jamey.Hicks_at_compaq.com>
> To: "'Alexander Popov'" <s_popov_at_prosyst.bg>
> Cc: <familiar_at_handhelds.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 4:00 PM
> Subject: RE: [Familiar] bootldr question
>
>
> >
> > The "16" is equivalent to "jffs2". This instructs the
> bootldr to erase
> the
> > whole partition when you load data into it and to format
> the unwritten
> > sectors with jffs2 markers.
> >
> > Documentation is scanty and out of date, I'm afraid.
> >
> > Jamey
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Alexander Popov [mailto:s_popov_at_prosyst.bg]
> > > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 7:42 AM
> > > Cc: familiar_at_handhelds.org
> > > Subject: [Familiar] bootldr question
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi again,
> > >
> > > What does "16" means in :
> > >
> > > partition define root 0x100000 0xf00000 16
> > >
> > > Is there a documentation describing the bootloader?
> > >
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