Download the flashfs1 image and copy it to an ATA flash card. If your board uses 128k flash, download the flashfs1-128k image instead, and copy it to the card with the name "flashfs1".

Also copy onto the card the kernel zImage file for the kernel you want to use.

For systems such as the BitsyXb, Sphere, VIX, and Portal, which use the u-boot bootloader, a set of u-boot configuration files is needed. See this topic for all the available files, download the appropriate files and copy them to the card. Note that you will need at a minimum start.txt, jffs2 root_config.txt, and a tty_config.txt file for your system. A hw_config.txt file for your system's frame buffer is recommended for best performace of the video demonstration programs included in this distribution.

For PXA systems such as the BitsyX, AGX, GCX, VGX, which do not use the u-boot bootloader, a kernel command line is required to direct the kernel to mount this file system during start up. Download a cmdline.txt file as shown below and copy it to the card, then create a file named ProgramFlash.ads! on the card. A register.txt file is recommended for best performace of the video demonstration programs included in this distribution. Download the register.txt file for your system's frame buffer as shown below and copy it to the card.

On your ADS System, set the first dip switch to ON (Flash Update Mode), insert the card, and boot your system. The bootloader will erase everything in on-board flash (except the bootloader itself) and program (copy) the images on the ATA card to on-board flash. The kernel will be loaded from on-board flash and the JFFS2 root file system will be mounted when Linux starts.

Remove the ATA flash card to prevent an unnecessary erase/reprogramming of on-board flash the next time you reboot. See the bootloader manual for more information on the dip switch settings and boot options.

These command lines will eliminate the ramdisk partition and direct the kernel to mount the JFFS2 root file system in the third partition. See the bootloader manual for more examples.

On the BitsyX, use this cmdline.txt.

On AGX, GCX, and VGX, use this cmdline.txt.

These register.txt files will change the default 8bpp color depth to 16bpp. The bootloader reads the register.txt file and changes the registers before the kernel starts. Download the one for the frame buffer that is used by your board.

register.txt for PXA frame buffer and LQ64343 LCD (BitsyX, GCX, or AGX without an Epson chip)

register.txt for Epson frame buffer and LQ64343 LCD (AGX with an Epson chip)

register.txt for SM501 frame buffer and LCD or CRT (VGX)

Here is a tar archive of the contents of the jffs2 image.

MD5SUMS provides MD5 checksums for all files in this release.

This release of our JFFS2 root file system supersedes our previous 2006-01-27 release. It is derived from the full Debian root filesystem and is similar to our Debian Ramdisk root file system but with X11 instead of Microwindows / nano-x and with more features, demos, etc.