From: Detlev Zundel <dzu@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot-Users] Ramdisk with u-boot
Date: 24 Sep 2003 17:02:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <874qz2fcv3.fsf@deepthought.outer.space.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <F509E6111989D311B63700805FA761DA09F28A0D@dbde01.itg.ti.com>
Hi Kshitij,
> I am trying to boot the linux kernel with ramdisk support.
>
> The details of the ramdisk image are
> Image Name: RAm Disk
> Created: Wed Sep 24 11:55:02 2003
> Image Type: ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
> Data Size: 3038830 Bytes = 2967.61 kB = 2.90 MB
> Load Address: 0x10800000
> Entry Point: 0x10800000
>
> The kernel is
> Image Name: Linux Kernel Image
> Created: Wed Sep 24 11:56:19 2003
> Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
> Data Size: 686909 Bytes = 670.81 kB = 0.66 MB
> Load Address: 0x10C08000
> Entry Point: 0x10C08000
>
> The bootargs :
> setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200n8 initrd=0x10800000,8M root=/dev/ram
> ip=off
If you use U-Boot (at least on PowerPC) you do _not_ need an "initrd"
argument, the RAM disk address is passed by U-Boot for you if a second
parameter to bootm appears.
> The kernel is compiled with ramdisk support. I store my kernel in the flash
> at location 0x100000 and I download the ramdisk in the ram at location
> 0x10000000 ( this is starting of my RAM). Now when I boot the kernel with
> the
>
> $ bootm 0x100000 0x10000000
You are aware that U-Boot takes its input in hexadecimal per default,
so this should rather be "bootm 100000 10000000". But as a kernel is
started this might be a copy and paste problem.
> I get the following error
>
> RAMDISK: Couldn'find valid RAM disk image starting at 0.
Address 0 - looks bogus.
> Freeing initrd memory: 8192K
> cramfs: wrong magic
> Kernel panic: Unable to mount root fs on 01:00
>
> Am I missing some thing in my steps ?? Any comments will be greatly
> appreciated.
It would help a lot if you could provide us with a complete transcript
of the failing attempt.
Cheers
Detlev
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2003-09-24 6:15 [U-Boot-Users] Ramdisk with u-boot Gupta, Kshitij
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2003-09-25 4:52 Gupta, Kshitij
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