是否可以在Windows 7下使用Flashtool?

在用Sitara, 在用Windows  7。 想用Flash Tool.  但是Flash Tool User Guide里说

Applicability
For Sitara SDK 5.0.2: For AM35x, AM37x, DM37x and OMAP35x devices:
1. This Windows XP-based Flash Toolcan be used to program x-loader, u-boot and kernel to NAND flash.
                                                                      -----http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Flash_v1.6_User_Guide#Applicability
非常不爽，不成我还要去装一下Windows XP专门干这个事不成。
同样要在Windows 7下使用Flashtool的有木有。请向下看。（欢迎转载，但必须指明出处为www.deyisupport.com，另请保留作者信息，谢谢）。

 


         Asthe product developed, I was asked to provide a easy to use method to thefactory for them to program the product.
         Wehave created some assistant board just used to program the product. But youknow this will do have a big plus to the BOM if we build a lot of the assistantboards.
         Asthe product is based on TI's OMAP3. USB boot and UART boot is supported on thisplatform, and TI provide a tool named Flashtool help the customer to do thejob.
         Whata good tool the Flashtool is! But unfortunately TI mention in the guide:
Applicability
For Sitara SDK 5.0.2: For AM35x, AM37x, DM37x and OMAP35x devices:
1. This Windows XP-based Flash Toolcan be used to program x-loader, u-boot and kernel to NAND flash.
                                                                      -----http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Flash_v1.6_User_Guide#Applicability
It is WindowsXP-based Flash Tool. What a bad news for us. You know my pc runs Windows 7, andMost of the PC in our product build team runs Windows 7.
         ShouldI have the whole team downgrade to Windows XP? You know how hard it is!
 
         Itmeans that I have to build my own flash tool or have the TI Flash Tool runableunder Windows 7.
 
         Asthe program can be opened under Windows 7, and the USB driver of OMAP can beeninstalled under Windows 7. I do think that there is no reason that Flash Toolcan not be used with Windows 7.
 
         Afteranalyze, I found there is nothing different for Flash Tool to run with WindowsXP or Windows 7 except the USB is allowed to access or not.
         It'svery clear the that t security mechanism of Windows 7 will block the access toUSB of the Flash Tool.
 
         Ok,Just let's tell the Windows 7 to allow Flash tool to access the USB driver ofthe OMAP3. Right on the Flash.exe and choose Property in the menu. See Figure1.


         Inthe property sheets of the Flash.exe, go to page "Compatibility". Then turn onthe option "Run this program as an administrator". See Figure 2. And click okto save the settings.


         Nowjust run the Flash.exe, you can use it to program you Sitara/Omap platform withWindows 7 just like what you have done with Windows XP. Figure 3 shows "EraseAll" regions of the NAND on the OMAP3 board.