[OLPC-devel] I'm blocked from testing the SPI flashing tool

[Ronald G Minnich]

Richard Smith wrote:
>> I'm thinking we should build linuxbios ALWAYS as a 1M-64K image and
>> NEVER reflash the low 64k.
>>
>> That way, you an always recover -- just plug in a PLCC. comments?
> 
> 
> Yeah. What happens when you screw up and don't do that or when bugs in
> the tool bite and you still end up corrupting that area.
> 

I agree -- it's not universal. We need an 'unbrick' tool. But I think 
that never writing the low 64k adds a safety margin that means we don't 
need the unbricker as often.

ron