Softloading vs Flashing

I’ve tried out the new 5.14 ROM by softloading it with the go514 app (Obey script?—I’m not at my computer right now.) and everything seems to be working perfectly.

So now I have two questions.

1. Does the fact that the ROM softloads okay imply that it will flash okay? I’m not asking for a cast-iron guarantee, just a general indication/considered opinion.

2. Is it possible to somehow set up the softload to run on every (non-interrupted) boot, or do I have to do it manually every time? I presume I can’t just set it up in the usual way with !Boot because then I’d just get an infinite loop, or is the go514 program clever enough to avoid this?

My Iyonix is currently running 5.10.

1. Yes. There’s a restore application built by the flash programmer which you can run blind from the command line if the programming doesn’t succeed – but the fact that the softload is working should give you confidence that it’s going to work.

2. If you bodge the softload into Boot:Library or somewhere, then you could add a line near the start of the boot sequence that RMEnsures UtilityModule 5.14 and runs the softload if that test fails. Thus, the softload only happens if you’re running the older (non-softloaded) ROM.

Thanks! Reflashing the ROM worked without a hitch. I’m going to donate something towards your bandwidth now. :)