Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758818AbZANKPa (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:15:30 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753945AbZANKPF (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:15:05 -0500 Received: from earthlight.etchedpixels.co.uk ([81.2.110.250]:33817 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753981AbZANKPD (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:15:03 -0500 Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:15:21 +0000 From: Alan Cox To: Philippe De Muyter Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: linux kernel without file system Message-ID: <20090114101521.5364c04d@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20090114083024.GA30573@frolo.macqel> References: <20090114083024.GA30573@frolo.macqel> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.12; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 554 Lines: 11 > Is there a way to access devices that does not require a file-system ? No: but you can run with just your own programs and bits needed loaded off an initial ramdisk or a romfs image. A better place to ask and learn is probably the "busybox" list as most people doing this stuff use busybox for their tools -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/