Re: A89: Quick Question


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Re: A89: Quick Question




On Fri, Aug 18, 2000 at 05:10:53PM -0400, Rob Smith wrote:
> 
> Isn't it always true, that you can access the boot loader, no matter what 
> happens to the rom? or is the boot loader part of the rom in a area we can 
> not access?

The boot loader can not be overwritten by software. The certificate area
can be overwritten, and if it is, the boot loader refuses to run. (But I
heard from a VERY unreliable source this isn't true for all boot loaders,
they would allow you to install new base code anyway.)


/Johan  "It's only a matter of time."



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