#5077 NORM Future : Consider not boot from USB by default
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Mon Nov 26 14:52:11 EST 2007
#5077: Consider not boot from USB by default
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Reporter: HoboPrimate | Owner: wmb at firmworks.com
Type: enhancement | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone: Future Release
Component: ofw - open firmware | Version:
Resolution: wontfix | Keywords:
Verified: 0 |
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Changes (by wmb at firmworks.com):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => wontfix
Comment:
As described, the problem is not that OFW auto-boots from USB, but rather
that the /boot/olpc.fth that is on the USB key includes auto-update
functionality. Turning off auto-boot from USB is too heavy-handed a
solution to the smaller problem
In secure mode, which is the default as of the recent mass production
build, OFW only overwrites the filesystem if you hold down 4 game keys at
once.
In non-secure mode, the "automatic" filesystem update is mediated by the
"autoupdater" version of the /boot/olpc.fth script, which is not included
in OFW releases. (In fact the autoupdater script is not managed by any
formal process at all, which is a problem, but not one that can be solved
by OFW.)
The easy workaround is to rename or delete /boot/olpc.fth on your USB key.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5077#comment:2>
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