From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:22:28 -0700 From: Tom Rini To: Omanakuttan Cc: linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org, kernelnewbies Subject: Re: starting position of linux kernel in memory -- ppc Message-ID: <20021224142228.GD889@opus.bloom.county> References: <3E082775.1040503@tataelxsi.co.in> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <3E082775.1040503@tataelxsi.co.in> Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 02:53:01PM +0530, Omanakuttan wrote: > Hi, > I cross compiled linux kernel using gnutools for mpc8260 and got a file > by name zimage.embedded. > We have ordered for a demo on the target board (8260ADS) and they are > asking for kernel with start address at 0x0000_0000. > How will I see that info in the kernel ? Or by default it will place > itself on 0x0000_0000 ? Erm. Can you give more information here? What firmware? What 8260 board, specifically? The 'zImage.embedded' file you mentioned gets loaded into RAM at 0x0080_0000 by default and when it runs, it will uncompress the kernel and locate it at 0x0000_0000. -- Tom Rini (TR1265) http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/ ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/