BraveSirRobbin
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Sorry if this is a stupid question, but if the operating system is write protected, how do you perform windows updates on it?
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Dean Roddey
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It's usually on a Flash type card, or perhaps there are other similar technologies these days and I'm behind the times. You can re-flash it with a new image, you just can't write to it under normal circumstances.
Dean Roddey
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Actually, that's may be overstating it a bit. The amount of code in the Ocelot is fairly small and simple. It's a reasonably reality to insure that it is bug-free before you start shipping them out, and to even have a testing suite that can test every aspect of the device and prove it's close to completely correct. That's a lot harder in a large system. If bugs are found that affect customers, they have to be fixed. And you have to consider the reality of supporting many old versions over a long period of time if they are not updated.
I beleive the concept is you don't. Unless HS decides to release a new flash with updates on it.BraveSirRobbin said:
This could be a blessing and a curse, keeping anyone from changing the system can be great for stability. Keeping the same system hack proof on the other hand can be very difficult.
In many cases I live by the rule " If it ain't broken, don't fix it".
In the current world with security, I have to decide if the fix is worth the possible problems it might cause. Microsoft has burned me way too many times for me to have any faith in updates. Even after extensive testing, updates have caused servers to go down or not available to the network.
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