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- | Broadcom routers come with two important storage types: | + | ====== JFFS ====== |
- | \\ | + | The JFFS menu contains settings |
- | **FLASH** - This is where your tomato firmware image is uploaded, stored | + | |
- | \\ | + | Common |
- | **NVRAM** - This is where the configuration is stored. While loading the firmware from the squash filesystem, parameters in the form of variables are fetched from the NVRAM. NVRAM size is relatively small and is measured in Kilobytes KB.\\ | + | |
- | Since modern | + | |
- | \\ | + | **Flash** - is the storage area where the FreshTomato firmware image is uploaded, stored |
- | The figures below are an example | + | |
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- | **Enable:** Checking this box enables JFFS, as shown in the image image below.\\ | + | **NVRAM** - (Non-volatile RAM) is used for storing the hardware' |
- | **Execute when mounted: In this field, you can enter the name of a **script or similar to burn immeidately | + | |
- | **Total / Free Size** displays the storage size/usage. The size is not configurable.\\ | + | Since modern routers have a relatively large amount of Flash memory available, FreshTomato can mount the unused storage space and make it available to FreshTomato for normal file storage. This function is called JFFS, short for the // |
- | **Format / Erase**: The very first time you enable JFFS you must format the partition. Once done the (not mounted) should | + | |
- | Once JFFS is mounted it can be accessed in the filesystem under the root folder | + | The figures below represent an example of storage allocation (not to scale). The numbers will vary based on your FreshTomato version and your hardware specifications. See the [[: |
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- | NOTE: You will not be able to upgrade | + | \\ [[https:// |
- | **Very important**: Flash storage is not meant for frequent write operations | + | |
+ | **Enable:** Checking this box enables JFFS, as shown in the image below. | ||
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+ | **Execute when mounted:** In this field, you can enter the name of a script or similar to run immediately | ||
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+ | **Total / Free Size: **This displays the storage size available to be used. This cannot be changed. | ||
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+ | **Format / Erase:** The very first time you enable JFFS, you must format the partition | ||
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+ | ===== Notes/ | ||
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+ | **WARNING**: As a safety precaution, | ||
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+ | **WARNING: | ||