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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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  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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