In message 71555548814716479478431542AA5F8A058D14@dlee2k98.ent.ti.com you wrote:
There are a few processors which actually can "boot" from NAND. The OMAP161x is one such processor. It has hardware NAND support for ECC and fetching this along with some microcode in an internal mask ROM (on chip) can load up and execute code contained in Nand for boot.
So you are booting from an internal ROM in fact (which is similar to the NAND Flash Boot loader contained in the s3c2410x processors).
I know this is nitpicking, but I feel it is essential to use precise terms. Ortherwise one asks a question (I want to "boot" from device XXX) and the answer uses different deinitions of the teerms which renders it useless.
This is especially true when using such an all-embracing term like "boot" or "bootstrap loading" - where does it start (when the processor fetches the first instruction?) and where does it end (when U-Boot prints it's interactive prompt? when a boot loader loads an operating system and passes control to it? when the OS starts the first application code? when the OS has completed starting all system services and enters multiuser mode? or what?) ??
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk