Re: network flash update question
From: Dean Ramsier (ramsiernospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 07/30/04
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 09:48:47 -0400
Nothing on network flash server, that would be application specific. How
you implement something like that is up to you. There is a section on the
file server itself, what underlying file system is in place is a different
issue.
-- Dean Ramsier - eMVP "jcondon666" <jcondon666@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2010D164-B0E2-4C35-9920-75F0467A3A8D@microsoft.com... > 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. > > > > -- > > Dean Ramsier - eMVP > > > > > > "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. > > > > > > -- > > > Seung Yi > > > Senior Engineer > > > Codetelligence, Inc. > > > Web : www.codetelligence.com > > > > > >
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