[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Modifying the Root Filesystem

[From: Stellars Henson]

> Stellars Henson wrote:
> 
> >hi, i've been doing the same. my method is a bit simpler: after providing 
> >my
> >nokia with most wanted/recent/favourite applications and utilities 
> >1. i just make
> ># tar -cpf /media/mmc1/backup.tar bin boot dev etc home lib root sbin usr 
> >var
> <snip>
> 
> Alternative is to have dropbear and rsync installed on n770. Then you 
> can just execute on desktop linux following commands (done as root, with 
> rootfs directory created and n770 dns alias):
> 
> # rsync -e ssh -avHx --delete n770:/ rootfs/
> # mkfs.jffs2 -r rootfs -o rootfs.temp -e 128 -l -n
> # sumtool -i rootfs.temp -o rootfs.jffs2 -e 128KiB -l -n
> # rm rootfs.temp
> 

true... ( wazuuuup )

-- 
Stell