[ECOS] Re: RedBoot 2.0.0 cannot find files on ext2 partitions formatted with mke2fs 1.41.3 from Ubuntu

[John Dallaway <john at dallaway dot org dot uk>]

Hi Rusty

Carruth, Rusty wrote:

> I have a problem with RedBoot - apparently Red Boot 2.0.0 can read ext2
> formatted filesystems if you use mke2fs 1.36, but not with mke2fs 1.41.3
> (from Ubuntu 8.10).  (I get 'file not found', or something along those
> lines, when I try to boot with 1.41.3-formatted ext2 partition, but it
> works fine with 1.36-formatted ext2 partition.  And I'm using a script
> which does simple 'mke2fs /dev/sda1' commands identically when building
> either 1.36-formatted or 1.41.3-formatted CF images).

Firstly, where did your RedBoot sources come from? The "2.0.0" version
string suggests that your RedBoot build is not from the official eCos
2.0 distribution.

> I looked all over the place for a 'revision history' for RedBoot (and
> eCos), but no joy.

Each eCos package has its own ChangeLog. The ChangeLog for RedBoot is
located within the eCos repository at:

  packages/redboot/<version>/ChangeLog

You might also consider looking at the mke2fs ChangeLog to see what has
changed between 1.36 and 1.41.3.

John Dallaway

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