Re: [U-Boot] Mainlining android fastboot support to upstream u-boot

2011-04-24 Thread Zach Pfeffer
Wolfgang, Would you be able to join us at UDS (https://wiki.linaro.org/Events/2011-05-LDS)? We can also set up a conference line as well. -Zach On 24 April 2011 09:25, Wolfgang Denk wrote: > Dear John Rigby, > > In message you wrote: >> >> So Wolfgang,  let's assume that Fastboot could coexist

Re: [U-Boot] Mainlining android fastboot support to upstream u-boot

2011-04-22 Thread Zach Pfeffer
>> So, "Google uses it aside", it seems that being able to boot via USB >> is a useful thing and fastboot is a particular solution; I'm not >> entirely sure what other USB u-boot extensions exist apart from those > > Well, DFU support is a standard solution, and the LF / CELF has just > recently as

Re: [U-Boot] Mainlining android fastboot support to upstream u-boot

2011-04-21 Thread Zach Pfeffer
>> What else?  I know one issue maybe why does this need to exist when >> other solutions exist.  I think that since Android uses it, it is >> somewhat of a de facto standard. > > Oh. Android uses it. It must be The Right Thing (TM), then, I guess. > Probably like some of the Linux kernel code they