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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users