Hi On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Leo McManus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> Am looking at buying a Freerunner for use on a embedded course. >> >> When I looked at buying last year the phone came with a developer >> board...and a pretty case! >> >> If I buy a freerunner now it will not come with the interface board. >> >> What restrictions will this put on my development. Will I be unable to >> modify the U-Boot code. Can I flash all the blocks within the flash? >> >> TA >> >> Leo >> >> "In a study, scientists report that drinking beer can be >> good for your liver. I'm sorry, did I say 'scientists'? >> I meant Irish people." >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> community@lists.openmoko.org >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > You can update uboot and install new kernels and rootfs using openmoko's > dlf-util program. But if you mess up programming uboot, your going to brick > you phone.
You can flash u-boot in NAND via dfu-util, but you can only alter u-boot in NOR with the debug board. So without the board you can still play around with bootloader, kernel and rootfs, and if you stuff up, then the u-boot in NOR will still be available to use to reflash and recover. Cheers > > They sell a JTAB / serial port board for the freerunner. This board is nice > because it can work on any arm system that has the 20 pin JTAG connector. > Openmoko still sells the "Dboard" on the US direct site > http://us.direct.openmoko.com/. Basicly its a FTDI high speed usb to serial > interface chip wired up to be a JTAG. Its nice because its a simple open > jtag system, that programs like xilinx and openOCD can operate. > > -- > Peter Fetterer > KB3GTN > > The force is like duct tape. > It has a light side and a darkside > and binds the universe together. > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > -- Nick Loeve _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community