 Can I Use The Free Space In Root |
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 Oct 27 2006, 12:50 PM
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According to Meanie's System Info program I have 5 MB of unused space in my root,
and I wondered if there is any way I can use that 5 MB instead of just letting it go to waste. I tried cacko for awhile so that I could have more storage space, but there were too many little glitches and I went back to the sharp rom (see my sig). Thanks, Doug |
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Oct 27 2006, 02:53 PM
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You can add programs to the space in root if you remount / as read-write.
[command]mount -o remount.rw /[/command] However you don't get the same compression that you get from creating a jffs2 from scratch so you might not actually get 5mb (maybe more like 4 from experience) Stu |
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Oct 27 2006, 03:14 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 549 Joined: 8-July 04 From: Mid-South, USA Member No.: 3,959 |
So then I probably wouldn't gain enough to make it worthwhile.
And I suppose if I had to reset it I would lose whatever I had put there. I still have 37 MB left in /home so I think I'm good for quite a while, plus I could install some programs to the SD card. I think maybe I'd better leave well enough alone. Thanks Stu |
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Mar 7 2007, 10:42 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 549 Joined: 8-July 04 From: Mid-South, USA Member No.: 3,959 |
QUOTE(Stubear @ Oct 27 2006, 04:53 PM) You can add programs to the space in root if you remount / as read-write. [command]mount -o remount.rw /[/command] However you don't get the same compression that you get from creating a jffs2 from scratch so you might not actually get 5mb (maybe more like 4 from experience) Stu  I've been trying to get / mounted as rw using this command, but I get the following message: # mount -o remount.rw / mount: Mounting /dev/mtdblock2 on / failed: Device or resource busy I've rebooted several times and it's still the same. Any ideas? Thanks, Doug |
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Mar 7 2007, 01:09 PM
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did you use comma or full stop, need a comma
mount -o remount,rw / |
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Mar 7 2007, 01:15 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 549 Joined: 8-July 04 From: Mid-South, USA Member No.: 3,959 |
I just got it to work this way:
mount -o remount rw / |
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Mar 7 2007, 01:38 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,164 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Member No.: 1,219 |
Sorry Doug,
My typo - it should have been a , (comma) rather than a . (period/fullstop) Looks like the a space works too Stu |
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Mar 7 2007, 01:58 PM
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QUOTE(dougeeebear @ Mar 7 2007, 10:15 PM) I just got it to work this way: mount -o remount rw / ah yes, the default mode is rw. |
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Mar 10 2007, 10:47 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 549 Joined: 8-July 04 From: Mid-South, USA Member No.: 3,959 |
Now that I know how to mount / as rw, I would have to install ipks from the console, because the GUI doesn't have the option.
What would the command be to do that? Thanks, Doug |
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Mar 10 2007, 02:11 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,277 Joined: 29-July 04 From: Cambridge, England Member No.: 4,149 |
as root
ipkg install /dir/mypackage.ipk |
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