From: Alex Parker <parker.alex.e_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:32:48 +0000

On 26/02/12 11:29, Frank Gevaerts wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 11:21:07AM +0000, Alex Parker wrote:
>> If USB is not to be enabled on 3.11, then we revert the bootloader
>> change. Rockbox Utility should be installing bootloaders that work
>> with the current release. If people are using current builds then
>> they can also install an alternate bootloader manually if they so
>> desire. We do releases for a reason, and they should come first.
>
> The way I understand it (which could be wrong) is that the dualboot code
> (i.e. the bit that decides which bit gets to boot) is *not* in the
> bootloader as in the files that are downloaded, but in bits of code
> that's embedded at build time into rbutil and/or mkamsboot. This has
> the big advantage of making bootloader experimentation more or less
> safe (i.e. you can't even touch the bit that lets you boot the OF to
> recover), but it does make this particular situation a bit more
> complicated than we'd like it to be.
>

Hmmm, OK. While that makes it a bit more difficult for people wanting to
install reverse operating bootloaders I don't think it changes the basic
premise - if 3.11 doesn't have USB enabled then the change in
mkamsboot/rbutil gets reverted and a new release of mkamsboot/rbutil is
done at the same time.

Alex
Received on 2012-02-26