[U-Boot-Users] Multiple flash Support
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Thu Aug 24 09:04:13 CEST 2006
In message <44ED0F52.4060806 at gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> I have a generic question with regards to a ARM based board: The board
> in question has capability for 4 or more flashes (mixture of nand,
> onenand, Nor flashes) all operating at the same time, however, with a
> dip switch change on the board, the actual flash from which Uboot boots
> up changes. I do not want to recompile UBoot for each configuration.
>
> Is it possible to have a single UBoot which could boot off each of the
> flash device? each boot would need to take the environment variable off
> that specific flash (with configurability to take it off a common
> location as part of the wishlist).
Everything is possible. The question is if it makes sense, and if the
required effort deems acceptable. I tend to answer both of this with
no, but YMMV.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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