Andrew E. Mileski wrote:
> Norbert van Bolhuis wrote:
>> Nowadays, do many (PowerPC) embedded devices already risk omitting
>> NOR flash and use a NAND device solely for booting and storing images ?
>>
>> I'm talking about systems with 10 years life-cycle (so no
>> MP3-players nor medical systems but somewhere in between).
> 
> Add to your list of negatives:
> - At the mercy of the boot page not losing a bit, as there is no ECC.

Freescale's eLBC NAND controller can correct ECC errors during NAND boot.

-Scott

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