Most embedded systems need a rom loader. I have read about redboot, ppcbug, ppcboot, DINK32, etc. so far it appears redboot is most generic and supports the most platforms. I was interested in how other loaders rank... any comments?
Kyle
Best Open Source ROM Loader
Jan 10, 2004
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Depends on which system you want the loader for. I can vouch for ARMBoot for a 7212-based board I worked on in '02.
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ARMBoot is a dead project. Sources have been merged back into a common tree with the PPCBoot oproject, resulting in the U-Boot project, which covers PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, x86, NIOS, ...
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