[maemo-developers] Debian on the n900 / Configuring NOLO

[From: Carsten Valdemar Munk]

Quoting Christopher Allan Webber <cwebber at dustycloud.org>:
> It is good to hear that bootmenu is working on the n900, but IMO this is
> just a workaround for the root of the problem: the NOLO bootloader
> clearly sucks, is non-free, and is just plain unconfigurable (or if it
> is configurable, there seems to be non documentation on that).  Is there
> any chance that something both free and configurable like U-Boot might
> be ported to the N900 anytime soon?
>
> Thx,
>  - cwebb
NOLO's purpose is simple - set up an environment to execute a zImage  
from the NAND area or load a zImage from USB. Or allow for flashing  
the NAND/eMMC through USB. In this case, noone says you cannot include  
a bootmenu in that zImage that selects a new root. Even though it  
might be non-free, it does do its job quite well. Works for me,  
personally.

I doubt u-boot will be ported due to the lack of JTAG and that it's a  
bit of risky business in terms of bricking your device trying to port  
it. :)

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