[U-Boot-Users] Protected sectors

[Martin Krause]

Hi Frank,

u-boot-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net wrote on :
> Hi all,
> 
> I got a question regarding protected sectors. When I build the u-boot
> image
> and program the image into the flash I can see that the area of u-boot
> is protected.
> My u-boot image needs about 3 sectors but 4 sectors are protected.
> Could someone
> please tell me in which file I can change the amount of protected
> sectors?

In the 4th sector very likely your environment is stored. U-Boot
calculates the sectors to protect automatically (if your board is
configured properly, of course). Sectors which will be protected
are: U-Boot itself + Envorionment + (if configured) redundant 
Environment.

Please note, that this protection normally is only a software 
protection. If you access your flash outside from U-Boot (Debugger,
OS, ...) this protection is not effective.

Best Regards,
Martin Krause

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