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RE: [iPAQ] Restore CE (or bootldr) from Redboot?
- From: "Hicks, Jamey" <Jamey dot Hicks at compaq dot com>
- To: "Gary Thomas" <gthomas at redhat dot com>
- Cc: "Noel J. Bergman" <noel at devtech dot com>, <ipaq at handhelds dot org>,"eCos Discussion" <ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com>,"George Saj" <gsaj at acm dot org>
- Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:12:09 -0500
- Subject: [ECOS] RE: [iPAQ] Restore CE (or bootldr) from Redboot?
>
> So how does this work? Is there some way to load the WinCE image into
> RAM and then "boot" it (i.e. run it)?
The only way to test whether it runs is to load it into flash and jump
to it.
> For what it's worth, I agree whole-heartedly. This is exactly why we
> moved to keeping the Parrot (HTC) loader in place, so at
> least the unit
> doesn't become a total brick. Buying a $50 CF RAM card seems like a
> pretty good investment for such a unit IMHO.
I agree with this as well, but many of the people who try out Linux on
the iPAQ do not spend the extra money on a sleeve and cards. If they
did, they might be less inclined to reinstall WinCE. It's a good
argument for putting USB support into redboot and/or bootldr.
Jamey