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Subject: RE: new flash_install.sh program
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:46:42 -0700
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From: "John Keiffer" <john.keiffer@onstor.com>
To: "Andy Sharp" <andy.sharp@onstor.com>


Uh, I missed that since it is such a minor change. I guess I thought you
would have included a section that talked about the bitchin'
interactivity you built in based on the email you sent out. But if you
don't think any of that info is necessary...

-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Sharp=20
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 9:40 AM
To: John Keiffer
Subject: Re: new flash_install.sh program

I updated this page the same day I checked the code in, which is now
several weeks ago. If you look at the bottom, you will see where I note
that the name of the program is changed starting in [the mythical
release] 2.2.3 and later.

Cheers,

a

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:25:03 -0700 "John Keiffer"
<john.keiffer@onstor.com> wrote:

>=20
> Yo Andy,
>=20
> This page shouldn't be deleted, but we should either plan on updating
> it with your new info, or add a new page for your script and put a
> note on the old one.
>=20
> http://wiki.onstor.net/wiki/Flash_initialization
>=20
> Thanks,
> John
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandrine Boulanger=20
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:06 PM
> To: dl-qa
> Subject: RE: new flash_install.sh program
>=20
> If we need to build a flash with a build prior to Delorean, we need to
> keep using the flash_install_512.sh.
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Sharp=20
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:01 PM
> To: dl-software; dl-qa
> Subject: new flash_install.sh program
>=20
> Howdy folksez,
>=20
> There is a new flash_install.sh program in town.  As of checkin 23607,
> flash_install_512.sh is gone.  Please don't use it any more.
>=20
> The flash_install.sh takes the same arguments as before, but it works
> on any size flash card larger than about 480MiB.  It's also
> interactive, since I wrote it and I can never remember the arguments
> to programs I write.
>=20
> For testing and legacy purposes only, it has an argument that will
> allow you to create old style flash layouts (and install the
> software).  Don't use this, unless you absolutely have to.  It will
> stop working one day, probably without notice, in the next release or
> the one after that.  The argument is option style "--old"
>=20
> Examples:
>=20
> flash_install.sh /mnt 1  [formats the flash card in slot 2 to dynamic
>                           partition layout and installs software on
> it.]
>=20
>=20
> flash_install.sh
> [program then prompts you for the things it needs to know.  it has a
> reasonable set of defaults that correspond to the example above.  if
> you like the default, simply hit return, otherwise, type in something
> else.]
>=20
>=20
> flash_install.sh --old /software-release-directory 0
> [formats CF card in slot 1 to old format and installs the software]
>=20
