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OverlayFS not working

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:43 am
by fsaraji
Hi,
I tried to use overlayfs (overlayroot package) in Ubuntu to enable a read-only file system on NanoPi NEO-Plus2.
I followed the general instructions to install overlayroot package and editing /etc/overlayroot.conf to enable it.
However after reboot, there is no change and the root partition ( / ) is still rw mounted. No overlayfs in the list of mounted points.
I also rebuilt the Kernel "Image" on the boot partiotion with options changed CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=m to CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
However, this didn't help at all.

any suggestion? any Idea?

Thanks

Re: OverlayFS not working

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:33 pm
by axd
Hello. Did you solve your problem? I try to do same procedure.

Re: OverlayFS not working

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 7:01 am
by fsaraji
Hi,
No. I finally decided to install Armbian on my device, which provides OverlayFS out of the box.

Re: OverlayFS not working

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2019 2:11 pm
by mina9000
fsaraji wrote:
Hi,
No. I finally decided to install Armbian on my device, which provides OverlayFS out of the box.

Could somebody please help me, do I need to alter any files on the SD card or install an additional driver?
Would using Ubuntu solve the problem (I don't want to use Ubuntu at the moment)?