Beableboard non volatile memory (xM or Rev C4)

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Hi,

I've to buy a beagleboard, i must choose between Rev C4 and xM.
I've to instal linux and my software on a beagleboard, I don't want
use sd card but i want use a flash memory.

The Beagleboard xM don't have any flash memory on bord?

Alex

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The -xM does not boot from flash. The -01 version has it in the memory device iinstalled, but you cannot boot from it. You must use the SD card for booting.

Gerald

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Hi Alex,

That is true, the BeagleBoard xM does not have any flash memory. The board does have a micro-SD card slot.

The revision C4 does have NAND-based flash memory as well as a standard-size SD card slot.

Is there a reason you would prefer to use non-removable flash instead of an SD card?

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Hi Jeff

I think that Using flash memory would save the cost of the SD Card
Connector...
Do you think the solution sd + connector has a cost greater than or
less than the flash solution?

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Hi Alex - I can honestly say that I don’t have the foggiest idea. :slight_smile: I would suspect that flash is more expensive than the SD connector, but I really don’t know.