NOR boot: always enter the boot menu ?

[Michael 'Mickey' Lauer]

On Saturday 01 March 2008 03:47:31 Werner Almesberger wrote:
> Right now, there are four different ways how one can boot:
>
> 1) just hit POWER: default boot from NAND
> 2) press POWER, then hold AUX: boot u-boot from NAND, then enter the
>    boot menu
> 3) hold AUX, then press POWER: boot from NOR, then enter the boot menu
> 4) hold AUX, press POWER, then quickly release AUX: load u-boot from
>    NOR, then try to do a default boot
>
> Option 4) doesn't look terribly useful, since we'd use NOR mainly in
> exceptional situations anyway, and it can be quite confusing if AUX is
> accidently released. Would anyone object if I'd change u-boot to always
> enter the boot menu if booting from NOR ?

No objection here, NOR is emergency. Boot menu should be it.

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