Re: A89: Flash ROM or Archive

Re: A89: Flash ROM or Archive

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• Subject: Re: A89: Flash ROM or Archive
• From: Olle Hedman <oh@hem.passagen.se>
• Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 09:23:54 +0100
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TGaArdvark@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > the reason why you can't change all of the flashrom with the archive
> function
> > is
> > that the archive function is limited to work in that 384K space.
> > the rest of the flash (that is not occupied by the OS) is probably saved for
> > future upgrades, and is probably the place where extra apps will go.
> 
> Um, most existing parts of the ROM can be changed. Just
> because it's not archive does not mean it's write-protected.

Did I say it was? no..

> TI would not put the ROM-upgrade routines on any writable
> portion of memory.  That would create large amounts of
> customer service expenses.

Why?

//Olle

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