Dear Norbert van Bolhuis, In message <4934f7fc.2030...@aimvalley.nl> you wrote: > > Nowadays, do many (PowerPC) embedded devices already risk omitting > NOR flash and use a NAND device solely for booting and storing images ? > > I'm talking about systems with 10 years life-cycle (so no > MP3-players nor medical systems but somewhere in between).
Here is a pretty late comment: I recently learned that there are NOR flash chips with a NAND interface. The flash chips manufacturers recommend these for devices that have to boot form NAND for one reason or another, but that require reliable operation over a long time. Go figure... Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: w...@denx.de The light at the end of the tunnel is usually a "No Exit" sign. _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
