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Re: Failsafe Firmware Updates


> 	I think that when Linux starts, RedBoot is not executed any more.

sure. What I meant is that Redboot will use the fallback linux image on all subsequent boots.
 

> In my opinion, you need a watchdog.

I do, but that's only part of the story.
A watchdog will reboot me when things go bad, but it wont stop me continually rebooting the same bad linux image.

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Stewart Heitmann


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