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Re: RedBoot ROMRAM version as boot loader
On Montag, 13. Oktober 2003 12:53, Gary Thomas wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-10-13 at 04:46, Roland Caßebohm wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm thinking about using a ROMRAM version of RedBoot, so that it does all
> > the initialization and then runs in RAM. This RedBoot should then be able
> > to overwrite it self with the fis create command. Is this possible or is
> > the boot image always a special behaviour that does not allow to
> > overwrite with fis create?
>
> No, your thinking is 100% correct. A ROMRAM version of RedBoot can
> certainly update the FLASH/ROM version without any special handling.
> This is the standard mode for a large number of platforms.
>
> Of course, care should be taken not to write a bad version... :-)
That's good, so I only have to get my ROMRAM version working.
Thanks,
Roland
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