RE: [iPAQ] /dev/flash6

I don't remember which release we fixed this in, but v0.15 and v0.16 do not
allow you to overwrite the bootldr by writing to /dev/flash6. Not to worry.
The driver autodetects how much flash there is now.

If you have /usr/local mounted on /dev/flash6, then if you were going to get
in trouble you'd already be in trouble.

-Jamey

-----Original Message-----
From: Tanikella, Rajanikanth [mailto:raj@scr.siemens.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 3:18 PM
To: ipaq@handhelds.org
Subject: RE: [iPAQ] /dev/flash6

Does this mean *any* writes to /dev/flash6 could hose the machine? I have
/usr/local mounted as an ext2 on /dev/flash6, and I was about to try out
Carl Worth's work on Kaffe there. Should I reconsider?

Raj

-----Original Message-----
From: jg@pa.dec.com [mailto:jg@pa.dec.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 2:59 PM
To: Ola Carlvik
Cc: ipaq@handhelds.org
Subject: Re: [iPAQ] /dev/flash6

In old releases (pre 0.15, if I remember) creating anything in /dev/flash6
could turn your iPAQ into an expensive paperweight...

In v0.16, you can use the partition: if you have an iPAQ with 16 meg of
flash, you'll end up with about 3 megabytes free: if you have 32 meg, you'll
get around 19.
                        - Jim

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Jim Gettys
Technology and Corporate Development
Compaq Computer Corporation
jg@pa.dec.com
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