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mountingplate [2026/01/15 07:53] – add translations shelvacumountingplate [2026/01/28 00:44] (current) – Add title asb
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 +====== Mounting Plate ======
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 As far as the software is concerned, this is the "mounting plate": As far as the software is concerned, this is the "mounting plate":
  
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 [[initseilnx|The stock Linux distribution]] on the device will, at startup, check for a ''[TestMode]'' section, and, if present, treat its contents as a shell script to be executed instead of [[nx]].  We are not sure what this was used for officially, but it is useful for us to execute our own code without opening the case. [[initseilnx|The stock Linux distribution]] on the device will, at startup, check for a ''[TestMode]'' section, and, if present, treat its contents as a shell script to be executed instead of [[nx]].  We are not sure what this was used for officially, but it is useful for us to execute our own code without opening the case.
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 +In normal operation, it appears that the mounting plate’s hardware is checked first for information (the EEPROM and SD card). If they exist, they’re mounted and used for /init and the EEPROM data read into the nx application. If the mounting plate doesn’t exist, it’ll revert back to saved EEPROM data on the internal SD, and use the internal bottom SD to store fare and application data and updates.
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