[Arm-netbook] CT-PC89E - success replicating boot from SDcard with switch in NON-factory-default setting

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Frans Pop <elendil at planet.nl> wrote:
> On Wednesday 24 March 2010, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>>  so far we have 2 sets of empirical evidence supporting the
>> hypothesis: adam's will lend a third.
>
> All we have so far is "the system boots" with the switch in the alternative
> position. My point is that we don't seem to have any evidence at all from
> where the system actually booted.
>
>> and yes, if someone wants to risk completely bricking their machine,
>> change the NAND flash u-boot params, that makes it absolutely
>> unequivocably clear.
>
> No. I suggested changing the u-boot on the *SD* card, NOT on the NAND!

 ohhh :)

> The whole point is to make the u-boot on the SD card different from the one
> on NAND. That way you could actually tell from where the system booted.
>
> Making a change in u-boot on the SD card should be safe right?

yes absolutely.

>  Or do you
> think that booting with the changed switch will automatically also flash
> the NAND?

 no, i don't believe that would happen.  possibility, but remote.