[Arm-netbook] CT-PC89E kernel 2.6.24.7 source investigation

[Frans Pop]

On Thursday 04 March 2010, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> 1) frans, i worked out a better (easier) way, which is very very
> simple: move or remove datang-epc.tar.gz from the firmware flashing SD
> card, _but_ place a replacement kernel on it, zImage_dt.  press-hold
> both mouse-buttons; u-boot and then the (new) kernel is copied to the
> NAND flash, and then the search for datang-epc.tar.gz fails, and
> everything stops.  voila.  reboot.  new kernel runs.  repeat.

For everybody's info.

It is also possible to flash _only_ a kernel. If the u-boot .bin file is 
not there, it will simply be skipped and only the kernel will be flashed.

This saves write to the flash memory, but more importantly it also reduces 
the risk of bricking the system due to an incomplete/incorrect flash of 
u-boot.