New Gigabeat F Bootloader

[BdN3504]

Will this be added to the Wiki?

[AlexP]

At least not until it is a)  finished  and b)  thoroughly tested.  This is extending the bootloader to work from flash and not just take over after the initial stages of the Toshiba one from disk as at present.

[BdN3504]

Why is this being done? Currently everything works fine doesn't it? What are the benefits of booting from flash and not from disk? Is it just speed?

[bluebrother]

It's the same as running the h100 from flash (which I'm doing ... cuts down bootup time noticably).

[markun]

It's the same as running the h100 from flash (which I'm doing ... cuts down bootup time noticably).

And other things like wakup alarm and sleep mode could be implemented.