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Things that needs to be backed up.
 
Things that needs to be backed up.
  
# GPS software
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# GPS software ('''no need''' to back it up see: [[http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-July/008466.html  GPS driver (gllin) licensing question]])
 
# Factory-programmed NAND bad block information?
 
# Factory-programmed NAND bad block information?
  
  
 
[[Getting_Started_with_your_Neo1973#Initial_backup | Initial Backup]]
 
[[Getting_Started_with_your_Neo1973#Initial_backup | Initial Backup]]
Describes the backup of the 4 partitions, but does this include the ''factory bad block table''?
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Describes the backup of the 4 partitions, but does this include the ''factory bad block table''? I think NOT
  
 
[[NAND_bad_blocks]] contains some information on the bad block information stored in the flash
 
[[NAND_bad_blocks]] contains some information on the bad block information stored in the flash

Revision as of 16:42, 29 July 2007

Contents

My notes

Backing up data stored on the factory Neo

Things that needs to be backed up.

  1. GPS software (no need to back it up see: [GPS driver (gllin) licensing question])
  2. Factory-programmed NAND bad block information?


Initial Backup Describes the backup of the 4 partitions, but does this include the factory bad block table? I think NOT

NAND_bad_blocks contains some information on the bad block information stored in the flash

Bad block notes

According to NAND_basics each flash page (512 bytes) has 16 bytes of out-of-band (OOB) data. The OOB contains different information but among other things it can mark a page? as bad.

According to Bad Block Table (BBT) there is also a Bad Block Table that contains additional information.
Is this the same as the factory-programmed NAND bad block information discussed in Neo1973_Hardware?

Recreating the Factory-programmed NAND bad block information

Can the method described in BBT Creation does it (sort of) recreate the Factory-programmed NAND bad block information
NOTE: this method probably requires a JTAG cable

My notes

Backing up data stored on the factory Neo

Things that needs to be backed up.

  1. GPS software
  2. Factory-programmed NAND bad block information?


Initial Backup Describes the backup of the 4 partitions, but does this include the factory bad block table?

NAND_bad_blocks contains some information on the bad block information stored in the flash

Bad block notes

According to NAND_basics each flash page (512 bytes) has 16 bytes of out-of-band (OOB) data. The OOB contains different information but among other things it can mark a page? as bad.

According to Bad Block Table (BBT) there is also a Bad Block Table that contains additional information.
Is this the same as the factory-programmed NAND bad block information discussed in Neo1973_Hardware?

Recreating the Factory-programmed NAND bad block information

Can the method described in BBT Creation does it (sort of) recreate the Factory-programmed NAND bad block information
NOTE: this method probably requires a JTAG cable