Index: linux-2.4.35.4/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.4.35.4.orig/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c 2007-12-15 05:19:42.370835614 +0100 +++ linux-2.4.35.4/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c 2007-12-15 05:19:50.539301109 +0100 @@ -558,13 +558,13 @@ sprintf(name, "%d", mtd->index); devfs_rw_handle[mtd->index] = devfs_register(devfs_dir_handle, name, DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT, MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, mtd->index*2, - S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO, + S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, &mtd_fops, NULL); sprintf(name, "%dro", mtd->index); devfs_ro_handle[mtd->index] = devfs_register(devfs_dir_handle, name, DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT, MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, mtd->index*2+1, - S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO, + S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR, &mtd_fops, NULL); } Index: linux-2.4.35.4/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.4.35.4.orig/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c 2007-12-15 05:19:42.378836072 +0100 +++ linux-2.4.35.4/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c 2007-12-15 05:19:50.539301109 +0100 @@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ sprintf(name, "%d", mtd->index); devfs_rw_handle[mtd->index] = devfs_register(devfs_dir_handle, name, DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT, MTD_BLOCK_MAJOR, mtd->index, - S_IFBLK | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO, + S_IFBLK | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, &mtd_fops, NULL); }