Re: network flash update question
From: jcondon666 (jcondon666_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/29/04
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:43:22 -0700
Dean,
Is there a good how-to on this ( setting up a network flash server ) or did you piece it together from different sections?
Jim
"Dean Ramsier" wrote:
> Actually, CE42 does support a file server. See PB help for more details.
> Issues with updating the NK.bin itself still remain as outlined below.
>
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> "Seung Yi" <seungyi@codetelligence_NOSPAMMERS_.com> wrote in message
> news:uHwoAaZdEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > jcondon666 wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm working on a solution for a customer of mine. They have asked for
> the capability to update the flash over the network. On a previous solution,
> the flash was exposed as a network file system that allowed for the update
> of the nk.bin and the application.
> > >
> > > Is this functionality in WinCE 4.2 or do I need a third party solution.
> I'm looking at the strata flash block driver but can't find a good
> description of how to enable a fat file system on top of it and whether or
> not it supplies what I want.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Previous versions of CE did not support Windows file sharing (could only
> > do it as a client). In CE 5.0, I believe you can now map local folders
> > as network shares. Also CE 5.0 has FTP server support now. If your
> > image is an execute-in-place image in flash then updating becomes more
> > difficult as you won't be able to update while your image is running.
> > If your flash is organized as a filesystem (like FAT) and the nk.bin
> > resides as a simple file and is loaded into RAM for execution then it
> > becomes easier as you simply have to expose the folder containing the
> > nk.bin file.
> >
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> > Seung Yi
> > Senior Engineer
> > Codetelligence, Inc.
> > Web : www.codetelligence.com
>
>
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