Re: [ECOS] Why is the parrot loader still present?

["Wong Yee Peng" <wyeepeng at dso dot org dot sg>]

Hi,
What do u mean when u say "safe" part of the flash?
Does the CPU skip the parrot loader on boot up or it queries its data, which
tells it to jump to redboot?

Rgds
Yee Peng

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Larmour" <jlarmour@redhat.com>
To: <wyeepeng@dso.org.sg>
Cc: <ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 4:39 AM
Subject: Re: [ECOS] Why is the parrot loader still present?


> wyeepeng@dso.org.sg wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >    I was just wondering why is the WinCE parrot loader still there after
a ROM
> > version of the redboot is flashed into the Compaq iPAQ H3600 pda? Is
there a
> > particular reason for that?
>
> It's in a "safe" part of flash.
>
> > Is the redboot dependent on it to function? How?
>
> To function, no. But it is the recommended way to program the ipaq, and as
> you say:
>
> > Or
> > is it there becos it is a convenient way to restore the Wince OS?
>
> ... it can be used to restore WinCE.
>
> > Has anyone
> > tried removing the parrot loader totally and run simply on redboot?
>
> Are you that short of space you feel the need?
>
> Jifl
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