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From: "David H. Lynch Jr." <dhlii@dlasys.net>
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    If you are using 2.6 and you use initramfs, then typically you will
get a single image that contains both the kernel,
    and the initial ramdisk. When you load and execute that image
everything will get sorted out "automagically".

   




Frank Prepelica wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>  
>
> in normal case you have got a kernel image and a rootfs image. Place
>
> that images into flash memory, set correct bootargs and it should work.
>
>  
>
> But, is it possible to generate one image which includes the linux
> kernel 
>
> and a rootfs, place that single image into flash memory and it should
> also work?
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>  
>
> Thanks in advance!
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>  
>
> Beste regrads
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> Frank
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