RE: [iPAQ] How to add files to cramfs?

Hello Phil;

>
> Sorry for the dumb newbie question, but how can I add/change
> files to what's
> in the cramfs* files?
>
> In other words, I want to modify a file that's in / and then
> flash that over
> to the iPaq. Is there some way to:
> - extract what's in cramfs-2-34 to my host Linux machine
> - change a file or two
> - run mkcramfs to create new cramfs file
> - then use the bootloader to move the new filesystem over to the iPaq

On a Linux desktop or notebook computer. Try:

   mkdir tmp
   mount -t cramfs cramfs-2-34 tmp -o loop
   cp -av tmp cramfs
   cd cramfs
   do what you want to do.
   mkcramfs cramfs cramfs-2-34-myversion
   load cramfs-2-34-myversion on your iPAQ

I hope this helps.

Your Welcome.

Have fun,

--George

George France, france@crl.dec.com
Cambridge Research Laboratory, Compaq Computer Corporation
One Cambridgecenter MS: CRL
Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
Received on Fri Aug 18 14:30:09 2000