From: fachkar.datawind@gmail.com (f. achkar)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: zImage works, but not vmlinux
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 13:07:27 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4BFC03CF.4070305@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100525165445.GB3085@boggieman>
On 05/25/2010 12:54 PM, Kristoffer Ericson wrote:
> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 11:43:17AM -0400, f. achkar wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I have tried to send this message some part of it was ignored, resending
>> sorry ...
>>
>> greetings,
>> I'm newbie to arm linux, so pls if my issue is already addressed just
>> point me to that reference. I'm trying to learn, but couldn't pass the
>> following stage:
>> I have a s3c245 based board, I have a working compressed kernel image
>> zImage, this image boots properly via u-boot-1.1.6, however I simply
>> failed to load (i.e., boot vmlinux) via u-boot directly from SDRAM.
>>
>> more details:
>>
>> 1. I let the target boot until the message of " Hit any key to stop
>> autoboot: " for which I hit enter, (this initialized the board
>> enables MMU, I-Cache, .. etc);
>> 2. board info as seen by u-boot
>> # bdinfo
>> arch_number = 0x00000648
>> env_t = 0x00000000
>> boot_params = 0x30000100
>> DRAM bank = 0x00000000
>> -> start = 0x30000000
>> -> size = 0x04000000
>> DRAM bank = 0x00000001
>> -> start = 0x38000000
>> -> size = 0x04000000
>> ethaddr = ...:5B
>> ip_addr = ...200
>> baudrate = 115200 bps
>> 3. laod vmlinux to SDRAM :
>> tftp 30008000 vmlinux
>> TFTP from server ...210; our IP address is ...200
>> Filename 'vmlinux'.
>> Load address: 0x30008000
>> Loading: T ############ .....
>> 4. # bootm 30008000
>> ## Booting image at 30008000 ...
>> Boot with Image
>> do not support this address : 30008000
>>
>> Starting kernel ...
>>
> Is that kernel compiled with early printk?
>
the kernel version is 2.6.21-1, and there is no early_printk support yet
for that version!
thanks
>
>> and nothing happens it probably crashed somewhere, why zImage works
>> while vmlinux does not?
>> thanks,
>> ferar
>>
>>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-05-25 17:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-05-25 15:43 zImage works, but not vmlinux f. achkar
2010-05-25 16:54 ` Kristoffer Ericson
2010-05-25 17:07 ` f. achkar [this message]
2010-05-25 17:12 ` Kristoffer Ericson
2010-05-25 17:30 ` f. achkar
2010-05-25 17:27 ` Seth Forshee
2010-05-25 17:52 ` Nicolas Pitre
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