# HG changeset patch # User Mychaela Falconia # Date 1590203781 0 # Node ID 9b0ad72184e353856836a669703a8a621a023b9f # Parent e2e4aed24522ec1aa6b823c7961bab2670006e83 doc/Host-tools-overview: tiffs-mkfs documented diff -r e2e4aed24522 -r 9b0ad72184e3 doc/Host-tools-overview --- a/doc/Host-tools-overview Sat May 23 02:50:06 2020 +0000 +++ b/doc/Host-tools-overview Sat May 23 03:16:21 2020 +0000 @@ -256,3 +256,13 @@ FFS modifications. tiffs is the main program, whereas mokoffs and pirffs are convenience wrappers for the common FFS configurations from Openmoko and Pirelli. + +tiffs-mkfs This utility constructs a TI flash file system (TIFFS) image + completely from scratch "in vitro", containing initial directory + and file content given by a Unix directory and file tree on the + host system. The resulting image can then be flashed into a + Calypso GSM device running FreeCalypso firmware. Please note + that FFS images made with tiffs-mkfs are acceptable ONLY to + FreeCalypso firmware versions as of 2020-05-22 or later (prior + versions contain a bug in their handling of journal creation on + boot), and are NOT approved for use with any non-FC firmwares.