Qi - why only 3 partitions on SD card?
Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
hns at computer.org
Sat Sep 26 11:31:08 CEST 2009
Am 26.09.2009 um 11:12 schrieb Nikita V. Youshchenko:
>> What
>> you _can_ do is construct a mini Linux environment that provides a
>> boot
>> menu / usb-dfu, and is booted by Qi in the normal way. This would
>> place
>> those tools in regular Linux userspace, i.e. much more accessible to
>> regular non kernel / bootloader hackers. This could be the default
>> or
>> secondary boot option - provide a boot menu and then chainload the
>> desired final Linux environment.
>
> Have anybody done this, at least in proof-of-concept form?
As far as I remember the good old Sharp Zaurus did it that way some
years ago (unfortunately most links are gone). It loads a "Mini-Linux"
that was the real bootloader and finally loaded the full Linux.
> If yes, any links?
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