diff -urN yaffs2.orig/yaffs_mtdif2.c yaffs2/yaffs_mtdif2.c
--- yaffs2.orig/yaffs_mtdif2.c	2005-12-07 14:00:38.000000000 -0800
+++ yaffs2/yaffs_mtdif2.c	2006-02-10 17:13:58.000000000 -0800
@@ -29,6 +29,130 @@
 
 #include "yaffs_packedtags2.h"
 
+#define PT2_BYTES		25
+
+void nandmtd2_pt2buf(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_PackedTags2 *pt, int is_raw)
+{
+	struct mtd_info *mtd = (struct mtd_info *)(dev->genericDevice);
+	int	i, j = 0, k, n;
+	__u8	pt2_byte_buf[PT2_BYTES];
+	
+	/* Pack buffer with 0xff */
+	for (i = 0; i < mtd->oobsize; i++)
+		dev->spareBuffer[i] = 0xff;
+		
+	if (!is_raw) {
+		*((unsigned int *) &dev->spareBuffer[0]) = pt->t.sequenceNumber;
+		*((unsigned int *) &dev->spareBuffer[4]) = pt->t.objectId;
+		*((unsigned int *) &dev->spareBuffer[8]) = pt->t.chunkId;
+		*((unsigned int *) &dev->spareBuffer[12]) = pt->t.byteCount;
+		dev->spareBuffer[16] = pt->ecc.colParity;
+		dev->spareBuffer[17] = pt->ecc.lineParity & 0xff;
+		dev->spareBuffer[18] = (pt->ecc.lineParity >> 8) & 0xff;
+		dev->spareBuffer[19] = (pt->ecc.lineParity >> 16) & 0xff;
+		dev->spareBuffer[20] = (pt->ecc.lineParity >> 24) & 0xff;
+		dev->spareBuffer[21] = pt->ecc.lineParityPrime & 0xff;
+		dev->spareBuffer[22] = (pt->ecc.lineParityPrime >> 8) & 0xff;
+		dev->spareBuffer[23] = (pt->ecc.lineParityPrime >> 16) & 0xff;
+		dev->spareBuffer[24] = (pt->ecc.lineParityPrime >> 24) & 0xff;
+	} else {
+		*((unsigned int *) &pt2_byte_buf[0]) = pt->t.sequenceNumber;
+		*((unsigned int *) &pt2_byte_buf[4]) = pt->t.objectId;
+		*((unsigned int *) &pt2_byte_buf[8]) = pt->t.chunkId;
+		*((unsigned int *) &pt2_byte_buf[12]) = pt->t.byteCount;
+		pt2_byte_buf[16] = pt->ecc.colParity;
+		pt2_byte_buf[17] = pt->ecc.lineParity & 0xff;
+		pt2_byte_buf[18] = (pt->ecc.lineParity >> 8) & 0xff;
+		pt2_byte_buf[19] = (pt->ecc.lineParity >> 16) & 0xff;
+		pt2_byte_buf[20] = (pt->ecc.lineParity >> 24) & 0xff;
+		pt2_byte_buf[21] = pt->ecc.lineParityPrime & 0xff;
+		pt2_byte_buf[22] = (pt->ecc.lineParityPrime >> 8) & 0xff;
+		pt2_byte_buf[23] = (pt->ecc.lineParityPrime >> 16) & 0xff;
+		pt2_byte_buf[24] = (pt->ecc.lineParityPrime >> 24) & 0xff;
+
+		k = mtd->oobinfo.oobfree[j][0];
+		n = mtd->oobinfo.oobfree[j][1];
+		
+		if (n == 0) {
+			T(YAFFS_TRACE_ERROR, (TSTR("No OOB space for tags" TENDSTR)));
+			YBUG();
+		}
+                                
+		for (i = 0; i < PT2_BYTES; i++) {
+			if (n == 0) {
+				j++;
+				k = mtd->oobinfo.oobfree[j][0];
+				n = mtd->oobinfo.oobfree[j][1];
+				if (n == 0) {
+					T(YAFFS_TRACE_ERROR, (TSTR("No OOB space for tags" TENDSTR)));
+					YBUG();
+				}
+			}
+			dev->spareBuffer[k++] = pt2_byte_buf[i];
+			n--;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void nandmtd2_buf2pt(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_PackedTags2 *pt, int is_raw)
+{
+	struct mtd_info *mtd = (struct mtd_info *)(dev->genericDevice);
+	int	i, j = 0, k, n;
+	__u8	pt2_byte_buf[PT2_BYTES];
+	
+
+	if (!is_raw) {
+		pt->t.sequenceNumber = *((unsigned int *) &dev->spareBuffer[0]);
+		pt->t.objectId = *((unsigned int *) &dev->spareBuffer[4]);
+		pt->t.chunkId = *((unsigned int *) &dev->spareBuffer[8]);
+		pt->t.byteCount = *((unsigned int *) &dev->spareBuffer[12]);
+		pt->ecc.colParity = dev->spareBuffer[16];
+		pt->ecc.lineParity = (dev->spareBuffer[17] & 0x000000ff) |
+	 		((dev->spareBuffer[18] << 8) & 0x0000ff00) |
+	 		((dev->spareBuffer[19] << 16) & 0x00ff0000) |
+	 		((dev->spareBuffer[20] << 24) & 0xff000000);
+		pt->ecc.lineParityPrime = (dev->spareBuffer[21] & 0x000000ff) |
+	 		((dev->spareBuffer[22] << 8) & 0x0000ff00) |
+	 		((dev->spareBuffer[23] << 16) & 0x00ff0000) |
+	 		((dev->spareBuffer[24] << 24) & 0xff000000);
+	} else {
+		k = mtd->oobinfo.oobfree[j][0];
+		n = mtd->oobinfo.oobfree[j][1];
+		
+		if (n == 0) {
+			T(YAFFS_TRACE_ERROR, (TSTR("No space in OOB for tags" TENDSTR)));
+			YBUG();
+		}
+                                
+		for (i = 0; i < PT2_BYTES; i++) {
+			if (n == 0) {
+				j++;
+				k = mtd->oobinfo.oobfree[j][0];
+				n = mtd->oobinfo.oobfree[j][1];
+				if (n == 0) {
+					T(YAFFS_TRACE_ERROR, (TSTR("No space in OOB for tags" TENDSTR)));
+					YBUG();
+				}
+			}
+			pt2_byte_buf[i] = dev->spareBuffer[k++];
+			n--;
+		}
+		pt->t.sequenceNumber = *((unsigned int *) &pt2_byte_buf[0]);
+		pt->t.objectId = *((unsigned int *) &pt2_byte_buf[4]);
+		pt->t.chunkId = *((unsigned int *) &pt2_byte_buf[8]);
+		pt->t.byteCount = *((unsigned int *) &pt2_byte_buf[12]);
+		pt->ecc.colParity = pt2_byte_buf[16];
+		pt->ecc.lineParity = (pt2_byte_buf[17] & 0x000000ff) |
+	 		((pt2_byte_buf[18] << 8) & 0x0000ff00) |
+	 		((pt2_byte_buf[19] << 16) & 0x00ff0000) |
+	 		((pt2_byte_buf[20] << 24) & 0xff000000);
+		pt->ecc.lineParityPrime = (pt2_byte_buf[21] & 0x000000ff) |
+	 		((pt2_byte_buf[22] << 8) & 0x0000ff00) |
+	 		((pt2_byte_buf[23] << 16) & 0x00ff0000) |
+	 		((pt2_byte_buf[24] << 24) & 0xff000000);
+	}
+}
+
 int nandmtd2_WriteChunkWithTagsToNAND(yaffs_Device * dev, int chunkInNAND,
 				      const __u8 * data,
 				      const yaffs_ExtendedTags * tags)
@@ -51,24 +175,22 @@
 	}
 
 	if (data && tags) {
-		if (dev->useNANDECC)
-			retval =
-			    mtd->write_ecc(mtd, addr, dev->nBytesPerChunk,
-					   &dummy, data, (__u8 *) & pt, NULL);
-		else
+			nandmtd2_pt2buf(dev, &pt, 0);
 			retval =
 			    mtd->write_ecc(mtd, addr, dev->nBytesPerChunk,
-					   &dummy, data, (__u8 *) & pt, NULL);
+					   &dummy, data, dev->spareBuffer,
+					   NULL);
 	} else {
 		if (data)
 			retval =
 			    mtd->write(mtd, addr, dev->nBytesPerChunk, &dummy,
 				       data);
-		if (tags)
+		if (tags) {
+			nandmtd2_pt2buf(dev, &pt, 1);
 			retval =
 			    mtd->write_oob(mtd, addr, mtd->oobsize, &dummy,
-					   (__u8 *) & pt);
-
+			    dev->spareBuffer);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (retval == 0)
@@ -94,30 +216,24 @@
 	    TENDSTR), chunkInNAND, data, tags));
 
 	if (data && tags) {
-		if (dev->useNANDECC) {
 			retval =
 			    mtd->read_ecc(mtd, addr, dev->nBytesPerChunk,
 					  &dummy, data, dev->spareBuffer,
 					  NULL);
-		} else {
-			retval =
-			    mtd->read_ecc(mtd, addr, dev->nBytesPerChunk,
-					  &dummy, data, dev->spareBuffer,
-					  NULL);
-		}
+			nandmtd2_buf2pt(dev, &pt, 0);
 	} else {
 		if (data)
 			retval =
 			    mtd->read(mtd, addr, dev->nBytesPerChunk, &dummy,
 				      data);
-		if (tags)
+		if (tags) {
 			retval =
 			    mtd->read_oob(mtd, addr, mtd->oobsize, &dummy,
 					  dev->spareBuffer);
+			nandmtd2_buf2pt(dev, &pt, 1);
+		}
 	}
 
-	memcpy(&pt, dev->spareBuffer, sizeof(pt));
-
 	if (tags)
 		yaffs_UnpackTags2(tags, &pt);
 
@@ -178,10 +294,11 @@
 			*sequenceNumber = 0;
 			*state = YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_EMPTY;
 		}
+
+		T(YAFFS_TRACE_MTD,
+		  (TSTR("block is OK seq %d state %d" TENDSTR), *sequenceNumber,
+		   *state));
 	}
-	T(YAFFS_TRACE_MTD,
-	  (TSTR("block is bad seq %d state %d" TENDSTR), *sequenceNumber,
-	   *state));
 
 	if (retval == 0)
 		return YAFFS_OK;