Genext2fs generates an ext2 filesystem as a normal (non-root) user. It does not require you to mount the image file to copy files on it, nor does it require that you become the superuser to make device nodes.
... part of T2, get it here
URL: https://genext2fs.sourceforge.net/
Author: Xavier Bestel <xavier [dot] bestel [at] free [dot] fr>
Maintainer: Rene Rebe <rene [at] t2-project [dot] org>
License: GPL
Status: Stable
Version: 1.4.1
Remark: Does cross compile (as setup and patched in T2).
Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/genext2fs/files/ genext2fs-1.4.1.tar.gz
T2 source: genext2fs.cache
T2 source: genext2fs.desc
Build time (on reference hardware): 1% (relative to binutils)2
Installed size (on reference hardware): 0.06 MB, 7 files
Dependencies (build time detected): 00-dirtree bash binutils coreutils diffutils findutils gawk grep linux-header make sed tar
Installed files (on reference hardware):
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2) Compatible with Linux From Scratch's "Standard Build Unit" (SBU).