From a previous thread:
> So flash6 on 16 meg units wraps at 16 megabytes since the flash part does
> not decode the high order bit, and he therefore overwrote the bootloader,
> making his iPAQ useless.
>
> George is building a kernel with additional checks in it that should
prevent
> this happening by accident in the future, and will also be modifying the
> bootloader itself to lock down the flash sector where the bootloader is
> stored to prevent inadvertant overwriting.
Was this taken care of yet? I'm asking because I really want to start
putting some useful applications on my ipaq like an editor, address book,
and, uh, games. I want to know if I can experiment with new (and bigger)
files without the concern of overwriting my bootloader and ending up with
an expencive paperweight. Also, I've been looking for tools to make my own
Cramfs images with no success. I know I'll have to get a cross compiler
running on my pc, and I'm currently in the process of downloading the ARM
distribution of Debian.
Could someone please give me an in depth rundown of how the files are laid
out in the physical memory of the ipaq, or point me to a place where it is
documented? I have not been able to find anything except what is pasted
above. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right place.
Benjamin Long
Received on Tue Sep 12 15:34:32 2000
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