[ECOS] delete from fis directory

fazio@planetek.it fazio@planetek.it
Thu Jul 29 10:34:00 GMT 2004


The problem is that the application is executed in RAM, but it seems that an access  
on its reference in flash generates the error "Driver timed out waiting for device". 
Thanks 

On 29 Jul 2004 at 11:59, David Lewin wrote:

> Did I understood well :
> - you need to update the new config by erasing the old.
> - the old is in use
> 
> A solution could be to load the application executed in flash in RAM, just
> during the update time.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <fazio@planetek.it>
> To: "David Lewin" <david.lewin@europe-technologies.com>;
> <ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [ECOS] delete from fis directory
> 
> 
> > Thanks for your reply,
> > My platform is a nec v850.
> > I wrote a server application able to listen for a connection from a client
> that can send
> > a file to upload on the board. After receiving the file and copying it in
> flash and
> > changing the fconfig, it reboots the platform executing the new
> application that must
> > delete the old.
> > It can delete the flash, but when it has to delete the image from fis
> directory, the
> > flash_program gives an error ("Driver timed out waiting for device").
> > My problem is: I would to delete the piece of fis directory containing the
> old apllication
> > info (flash_base, lenght, checksum,...) but I'm executing another
> application in the
> > flash.
> > I cannot erase the fis dir block because I'm executing another
> application, so how can
> > I delete only a piece of the fis dir?
> > Thanks
> >
> > On 29 Jul 2004 at 11:24, David Lewin wrote:
> >
> > > >From my point of view , an Atmel-like flash  I mean,
> > > you can't as the minimum is a sector (or a block for some others)
> > >
> > > What is your device ?
> > > Why doing so ? even if you could, I'm not sure that you'll gain some
> time or
> > > lifecycle
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: <fazio@planetek.it>
> > > To: <ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:58 AM
> > > Subject: [ECOS] delete from fis directory
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > it is possible to delete an image from fis directory using only
> > > > flash_program to set the image to 0xff without erasing the entire
> > > > block with flash_erase?
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
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