I noticed the kernel, eprom , os will be open to the end users to hack. How easy will it be if I just write some bad code to the wrong page to ACCIDENTLY wipe out part of the ROM ?
Why do you ask? Do you plan on creating a virus that will wipe out the Flash?
The answer to your question, is that... it is not going to be easy to get into the process of re-flashing the flash. Actually this is a process that will take place without the help of the CPU. In other words, the CPU will be in reset state when it is going to happen. So unless the new image is corrupted from the get go, the process itself won't be the source of corruption.
Obviously, the best way to avoid that is to avoid trying to hack your own kernel... In the other hand, there will be a mode where the Kernel will be loaded from the SDCARD and/or Floppy like an Amiga would do, so this scheme of things might be more appropriate if you so desire to hack into your own OS.
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DAN
I'm speaking of accidental ,since everything is ADDRESSED.
Dan
@techristian
Why do you ask? Do you plan on creating a virus that will wipe out the Flash?
The answer to your question, is that... it is not going to be easy to get into the process of re-flashing the flash. Actually this is a process that will take place without the help of the CPU. In other words, the CPU will be in reset state when it is going to happen. So unless the new image is corrupted from the get go, the process itself won't be the source of corruption.
Obviously, the best way to avoid that is to avoid trying to hack your own kernel... In the other hand, there will be a mode where the Kernel will be loaded from the SDCARD and/or Floppy like an Amiga would do, so this scheme of things might be more appropriate if you so desire to hack into your own OS.
Stefany