From: Adam Wozniak <adam.wozniak@comdev.cc>
To: acurtis@onz.com
Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: Flash left in a write mode
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 08:22:28 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3C63FB44.5541D76D@comdev.cc> (raw)
In-Reply-To: NCBBIINEHIPFGJPLBEIFMEBBDEAA.acurtis@onz.com
Allen Curtis wrote:
>
> I have observed a problem where the flash is left in a write mode even after
> the file-system is unmounted. (Intel Strata flash, cmdset_0001.c)
>
> The problem is this: if the flash is written to and then the system is
> immediately rebooted, the flash is left in a write state. (if you read it
> you get status information not flash contents.) If you then try to boot off
> of this device, it will fail. If you read the flash, with a "dd" command for
> instance, then you can reboot successfully.
>
> I am surprised that this problem has not been reported. It should be an easy
> fix. (something that I will handle in BIOS code until it is patched.)
Yeah, I've seen that. I patched my reboot code to always throw the
flash
into read mode.
--Adam
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-02-08 16:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-02-08 5:22 Flash left in a write mode Allen Curtis
2002-02-08 7:06 ` Arne Jonsson
2002-02-08 14:43 ` Allen Curtis
2002-02-09 1:13 ` David Woodhouse
2002-02-08 16:22 ` Adam Wozniak [this message]
2002-02-09 1:19 ` David Woodhouse
2002-02-09 17:28 ` Allen Curtis
2002-02-13 19:15 ` Kenneth Johansson
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