Re: Re: hh.org bootldr almost working!

> Ok so for example finding out ( when not looking at the src ) where UART3
> is mapped to and use it as console. YOu've to recompile and reflash the
> kernel just because of one digit substitution? Now normally you run a
> kernel but then want to attach a console to it? Ah simply recompile and
> flash? Sorry my hardware is fucking old and compiling takes ages and serial
> uploading is not what I consider fast.
Hmmm, so why not simply using tftp? The kernel won't be completely recompiled 
just because changing the contents of some single object files.

> > > Third Don't change the Kernel to work with a 'wrong' bootldr not
> > > setting the device in r[0,1]
[...]
> No future versions of ARMLinux might only support TAG list for configs.
> Sure you can patch around a bootldr  you can't control.
But one could just insert a few byte tertiary bootloader, which will never 
change, reversing that or does the old bootloader catch that?

> > > Fith Ease of development
> Multiple Boots
Modules will do.
> Boot of the jffs2 partition ( only copy the image to the disk )...
using dd if=kernel of=/dev/xxx does exactly the same. on desktops like on the 
pad itself :)



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