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From: llandre <r&d2@dave-tech.it>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot-Users] Setting strataflash lock bit accidentally
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:22:20 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <44C0B8EC.8090405@dave-tech.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060721110214.1BC74352660@atlas.denx.de>

>> Let's assume that, because a software bug, an application has 
>> accidentally set the lock bit of the flash sector used to store the 
>> U-Boot environment. In this case, when trying to store a new environment 
>> with the saveenv command, U-Boot would not be able to complete the 
>> operation. Is it enough to define CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION in order to 
>> handle this situation and to allow U-Boot to unlock the sector (same 
>> thing would happen in case the locked sectors fall in the memrory area 
>> devoted to store kernels or ramsisks)? If no, how do you suggest to 
>> manage this situation?
> 
> Use MTD tools under Linux to unlock the flash?

Indeed this is a possible solution but I'm looking for a general one 
implemented in u-boot. In fact it must work with any operating system 
and I must assume o.s. might not provide MTD or similar tools.


-- 
llandre

DAVE Electronics System House - R&D Department
web:   http://www.dave-tech.it
email: r&d2 at dave-tech.it

  reply	other threads:[~2006-07-21 11:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-07-21 10:19 [U-Boot-Users] Setting strataflash lock bit accidentally llandre
2006-07-21 11:02 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-07-21 11:22   ` llandre [this message]
2006-07-21 11:45     ` Wolfgang Denk

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