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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Rockbox runs from Flash! (boots in 3 seconds)Re: ANNOUNCE: Rockbox runs from Flash! (boots in 3 seconds)
From: <idc-dragon_at_gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 06:50:24 +0200 (MEST) > BTW, does this also mean that it is *running* from the flash chip, > saving RAM? Actually, the boot loader is prepared to do that. If source and destination address of the image is identical, it will directly start it. This would require a special build of Rockbox, with different linkage. However, the flash has only an 8-bit bus, versus the DRAM is 16 bit. Running from flash will probably be slower. Jörg -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Jetzt ein- oder umsteigen und USB-Speicheruhr als Prämie sichern!Received on 2003-07-07 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |