X-Git-Url: http://git.linex4red.de/pub/USBasp.git/blobdiff_plain/f8a1dc7424cd83f2f3e87274010d379a661b76e4..31022dfbe9ba7f10e9be5be85e16d2ee203d40df:/Bootloaders/CDC/BootloaderCDC.txt diff --git a/Bootloaders/CDC/BootloaderCDC.txt b/Bootloaders/CDC/BootloaderCDC.txt index b087bd575..337b6e4a5 100644 --- a/Bootloaders/CDC/BootloaderCDC.txt +++ b/Bootloaders/CDC/BootloaderCDC.txt @@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ * When the bootloader is running, the board's LED(s) will flash at regular intervals to distinguish the * bootloader from the normal user application. * + * \warning THIS BOOTLOADER IS NOT SECURE. Malicious entities can recover written data, even if the device + * lockbits are set. + * * \section Sec_Installation Driver Installation * * After running this bootloader for the first time on a new computer, you will need to supply the .INF @@ -161,15 +164,35 @@ * +----------------------------+ FLASHEND * \endverbatim * + * \section Sec_KnownIssues Known Issues: + * + * \par On Linux machines, the CDC bootloader is unstable or inaccessible. + * A change to the \c ModemManager module in many Linux distributions causes + * this module to try to take control over inserted CDC devices, corrupting the + * datastream. A UDEV rule is required to prevent this. + * See here for resolution steps. + * + * \par On Linux machines, the CDC bootloader is inaccessible. + * On many Linux systems, non-root users do not have automatic access to newly + * inserted CDC devices. Root privileges or a UDEV rule is required to gain + * access. + * See here for resolution steps. + * + * \par After loading an application, it is not run automatically on startup. + * Some USB AVR boards ship with the BOOTRST fuse set, causing the bootloader + * to run automatically when the device is reset. In most cases, the BOOTRST + * fuse should be disabled and the HWBE fuse used instead to run the bootloader + * when needed. + * * \section Sec_Options Project Options * * The following defines can be found in this demo, which can control the demo behaviour when defined, or changed in value. * *
Define Name: | - *Location: | - *Description: | + *Define Name: | + *Location: | + *Description: | *
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NO_BLOCK_SUPPORT |