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Originally Posted by Ken Maltby
I have speculated that the built-in "Patch" function might be for updating embedded program components within the embedded OS environment. What do you think? or Do you know what it is there for?
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I've dug through and searched the filesystem for references to /patch/i, but I haven't been able to find a specific, coherent answer. 0.33g seems to require >= "Patch 13", judging by the strings in "/bin/peripheral_self_test", which is being run during bootup, and appears to handle the patching/upgrading itself.
My device is 0.34c, and it reads as "Patch 15" in my settings menu; I'm not sure if that has changed between them. If it has, they may just be using that as a nickname for released firmware updates.
I've placed much of the output from my searches
here, in case anybody can catch something that I missed.
I notice with some delight that there's a lot of references to wifi support, many drivers, related libraries, and parts of the custom programs that were written for the JB seem to have it in mind. I remember seeing that someone had taken theirs apart before, wonder if there is a wifi NIC inside...