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Riel
4th August 2008, 03:41 PM
Dear Experts :)

Since I would like to know, how a phone 'works', this question.

I have a feeling that a phone does the following when turned on the first time:

it starts the IPL, SPL (first and second program loader), copies the OS to the RAM, and then starts the OS.

But at a soft reset, it does not copy anymore? Files that are in 'ROM' are copied to RAM first, they are not 'really' in ROM, are they?

I am guessing, that the file-system we use in our mobiles, is MIRRORED from the ROM chip. Is this true?


Well, the main question is, what expert could tell me some tech-talk of the uses system? Main purpose is so I know what cooking my rom is all about (instead of just deleting some programmes) and, for educational purposes (I write educational material), I just want to know that bit more about stuff :)

Don't be afraid it gets too techy, I can handle some.

The Reaper
5th August 2008, 09:38 AM
Here's a very informative blog on "How does Win CE 6.0 start" (LINK (http://blogs.msdn.com/ce_base/archive/2007/11/26/How-does-Windows-Embedded-CE-6.0-start_3F00_.aspx)).

It's posted by Kurt Kennett, Senior Development Lead, Windows CE OS Core. Hope this helps you.