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Installed Software
MX7 Reference Guide
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Boot Loader
The MX7 supports a proprietary boot loader. It is the responsibility of the boot loader to:
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Initialize all system hardware
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Load code into internal FPGA device(s)
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Load the OS image from SD card to DRAM
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Initiate OS startup
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Handle wakeup from system suspend, loading saved state
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Handle copying a new boot loader from SD card to internal flash
The MX7 reloads the OS every time during warm boot or cold boot. In Warm Boot (i.e., the user
executes a Warm Boot) the OS and the CAB files are reloaded from the internal SD card and the
preserved registry is also reloaded. Anything else (user data), which was not preserved in the
registry, is lost. During Cold Boot (i.e., user executes a Cold Boot utility) the system behavior is
identical to Warm Boot with the addition that the registry is reloaded with factory defaults.
executes a Warm Boot) the OS and the CAB files are reloaded from the internal SD card and the
preserved registry is also reloaded. Anything else (user data), which was not preserved in the
registry, is lost. During Cold Boot (i.e., user executes a Cold Boot utility) the system behavior is
identical to Warm Boot with the addition that the registry is reloaded with factory defaults.
The SD card holds user applications and CAB files. The SD card is mapped to the System folder
in the Windows CE file system.
in the Windows CE file system.
Folders Copied at Startup
The following folders are copied on startup:
System\Desktop
copied to
Windows\Desktop
System\Fonts
copied to
Windows\Fonts
System\Help
copied to
Windows\Help
System\Programs
copied to
Windows\Programs
Copying these folders at startup saves any changes made by the user. For example, saving user-
installed fonts and help files and tailoring the desktop and programs menus to meet the user’s
needs.
installed fonts and help files and tailoring the desktop and programs menus to meet the user’s
needs.
This function copies only the directory contents, no sub-folders.
Files in the Startup folder are executed, but only from System\Startup. Windows\Startup is parsed
too early in the boot process so it has no effect.
too early in the boot process so it has no effect.
Executables in System\Startup must be the actual executable, not a shortcut, because shortcuts are
not parsed by the launch process.
not parsed by the launch process.