From: diekema@bucks.si.com (diekema_jon)
To: dan@netx4.com (Dan Malek), linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject: Re: EST SBC8260 Linux memory mapping rules
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 22:49:37 -0400 (EDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m12szKb-001SyZC@bucks> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3925EBA0.ABFE1267@embeddededge.com> from "Dan Malek" at May 19, 2000 09:34:24 PM
>From Dan Malek:
> The zImage should be loaded above the link address by at least the
> amount of memory required by the uncompress/setup functions. If you
> load it below the address, it could potentially relocate itself on
> top of the kernel or ram disk image. For example, the uncompress/setup
> functions are linked to run at 0x00400000, based upon the current size
> of the functions, you need to load above 0x00407000. I would pick
> 0x00480000 or higher, just to not worry about it.
I have loaded the zImage bits at the link address on the SBC8260,
and that works just fine.
On the TQM 860T board, I have sucessfully loaded and booted Linux 2.2.13
from a Srecord version of zImage with the ELF header (first 64k)
stripped out at 0x00200000 (2 MB).
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2000-05-20 2:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-05-20 0:54 EST SBC8260 Linux memory mapping rules diekema_jon
2000-05-20 1:34 ` Dan Malek
2000-05-20 2:49 ` diekema_jon [this message]
2000-05-20 4:47 ` Dan Malek
2000-05-22 16:43 ` Wait Queue bug triggered on EST SBC8260 diekema_jon
2000-05-24 20:14 ` diekema_jon
2000-05-24 20:24 ` Joe Green
2000-05-24 20:29 ` Joe Green
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