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RE: FAT/VFAT support on ECOS


Paul,
I too was hoping to avoid re-inventing that wheel... to no avail... There doesn't seem to be any FAT code for ecos(that's available anyway)... I have looked into the possibility of porting Linux FAT code(a big job untangling as you mentioned) or even using the ECOS JFFS2, DEVFS or RAMFS code as templates to develop FAT code, but our project schedule won't allow the time for that at this point. We are running an X86 SBC with a Compact flash attached via an IDE port. I have ported the IDE drivers from redboot, so I can at least read/write sectors. Was hoping to find some ECOS FAT code that I could modify and install quickly, I've searched everywhere... So now at this point we are planning to use a "nuts and bolts" file storage/retrieval design that simply uses a data structure and sector read/writes.
Sure would like to find some basic FAT code too... If you happen to run across something usable, a heads up would be appreciated!
Regards and best of luck!
Kris H.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Davis [mailto:pcda@lightlink.com]
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 6:12 AM
To: ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com
Subject: [ECOS] FAT/VFAT support on ECOS


Hello:

   There have been various postings about support for MS FAT/VFAT file system
and ECOS -- one with source, as I recall.

   I'm working to put up a basic facility for accessing FAT16/VFAT formated
media.  The interface (ATA/Compact Flash) is built and working.  The need is
for the logic to handle FAT and clusters to create, write and read files.  Seems
like this wheel has got to have been re-invented many times. 

 I've looked at the Linux & FreeBSD code -- it is all tangled with inodes and
the unix end of file systems.

 Does anyone out there know of any "just the basics" VFAT code?

Thanks in advance,

Paul Davis 


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