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Subject: Re: [RESEND]: Kernel 4.14: UBIFS+SQUASHFS: Device fails to boot after
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From:   Sean Nyekjaer <sean@geanix.com>
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On 31/05/2021 04.54, Pintu Agarwal wrote:
> On Tue, 25 May 2021 at 11:07, Sean Nyekjaer <sean@geanix.com> wrote:
>> We are writing our rootfs with this command:
>> ubiupdatevol /dev/ubi0_4 rootfs.squashfs
>>
>> Please understand the differences between the UBI and UBIFS. UBI(unsorted block image) and UBIFS(UBI File System).
>> I think you want to write the squashfs to the UBI(unsorted block image).
>>
>> Can you try to boot with a initramfs, and then use ubiupdatevol to write the rootfs.squshfs.
>>
> Dear Sean, thank you so much for this suggestion.
> Just a final help I need here.
> 
> For future experiment purposes, I am trying to setup my qemu-arm
> environment using ubifs/squashfs and "nandsim" module.
> I already have a working setup for qemu-arm with busybox/initramfs.
> Now I wanted to prepare ubifs/squashfs based busybox rootfs which I
> can use for booting the mainline kernel.
> Is it possible ?> Are there already some pre-built ubifs images available which I can
> use for my qemu-arm ?
> Or, please guide me how to do it ?
> 
> I think it is more convenient to do all experiments with "nandsim"
> instead of corrupting the actual NAND hardware.
> If you have any other suggestions please let me know.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Pintu
> 
Hi,


I have not used qemu with nandsim :(
I would prefer testing on the actual hardware.

We have used Labgrid in the past for that.

/Sean