Hello,

I am trying to build ramdisk image = and launch=20 bootsplash image at boot time.

Steps I followed:

1. get splash image initrd.splash = using splash=20 binary.

2. dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3Dinitrd = bs=3D1k=20 count=3D4096
/sbin/mke2fs = -F -m0 -b=20 1024 initrd

=20 /sbin/tune2fs -c 0 -i 0 initrd

= mount -t=20 ext2 initrd /mnt/user -o loop

3. cd /mnt/user

4. mkdir /boot

5. cp /home/user/initrd.splash = /boot

6. umount /mnt/user

7. gzip -v9 initrd

8. results in initrd.gz

Now while compiling kernel image = I am=20 embedding initrd.gz into it. Here is what I am doing

***************System.map**************

802f9000 D=20 _binary__tmp_initrd_gz_start
802f9000 D __rd_start
803d250c D=20 _binary__tmp_initrd_gz_end
803d3000 A __bss_start
803d3000 A=20 _edata

***********RAM DISK MAKE=20 FILE************

O_FORMAT =3D $(shell $(OBJDUMP) -i | = head -2 | grep=20 elf32)
img =3D $(CONFIG_EMBEDDED_RAMDISK_IMAGE)
ramdisk.o: $(subst = ",,$(img)) ld.script
echo=20 "O_FORMAT: " = $(O_FORMAT)
=20 $(LD) -T ld.script -b binary --oformat $(O_FORMAT) -o $@ = $(img)

include = $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make

***********RAM DISK ld.script=20 file********************

OUTPUT_ARCH(mips)
SECTIONS
{
=20 .initrd :
{
= *(.data)
=20 }
}

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I am using YAMON = bootloader. While booting I=20 am passing following parameters to kernel:

start =20 (R/W) go be000000 initrd=3D/boot/initrd.splash rw init=3D/linuxrc = console=3Dtty1=20 video=3Dau1100fb:panel:640x480_crt splash=3Dsilent

************************dmesg=20 result***************

CPU revision is: 02030204
Primary = instruction=20 cache 16kB, physically tagged, 4-way, linesize 32 bytes.
Primary data = cache=20 16kB 4-way, linesize 32 bytes.
Linux version 2.4.21 (@node) (gcc = version 3.2)=20 #1 Fri Aug 5 13:08:44 IST 2005
DSP Design Aurora AA1100
Determined = physical RAM map:
memory: 04000000 @ 00000000 = (usable)
Initial=20 ramdisk at: 0x802f9000 (892928 bytes)
On node 0 totalpages: = 16384
zone(0):=20 16384 pages.
zone(1): 0 pages.
zone(2): 0 pages.
Kernel command = line:=20 initrd=3D/boot/initrd.splash rw init=3D/linuxrc console=3Dtty1=20 video=3Dau1100fb:panel:640x480_crt splash=3Dsilent=20 usb_ohci=3Dbase:0x10100000,len:0x100000,irq:26
fb: calling au1100fb=20 setup<6>au110fb: setup called
au1100fb: Panel 0=20 640x480_CRT
bootsplash: silent mode.
calculating r4koff...=20 003c6ef5(3960565)
CPU frequency 396.06 MHz
Console: colour dummy = device=20 80x25
Calibrating delay loop... 395.67 BogoMIPS
Memory: = 59824k/65536k=20 available (1788k kernel code, 5712k reserved, 988k data, 96k init, 0k=20 highmem)
Dentry cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536=20 bytes)
Inode cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 = bytes)
Mount=20 cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Buffer-cache = hash table=20 entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
Page-cache hash table entries: = 16384=20 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
Checking for 'wait' instruction... =20 available.
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
Linux NET4.0 for = Linux=20 2.4
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society = NET3.039
Initializing=20 RT netlink socket
Starting kswapd
Journalled Block Device driver=20 loaded
bootsplash 3.0.9-2003/09/08: looking for picture... no good = signature=20 found.
Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 80x30
fb0: = Au1100=20 LCD frame buffer device
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
aa1100_ad: = registered
aa1100_ad: baudrate =3D 1523307 Hz
Serial driver = version 1.01=20 (2001-02-08) with no serial options enabled
ttyS00 at 0xb1100000 (irq = =3D 0) is=20 a 16550
ttyS01 at 0xb1200000 (irq =3D 1) is a 16550
ttyS02 at = 0xb1400000=20 (irq =3D 3) is a 16550
RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of = 4096K size=20 1024 blocksize
loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
au1000eth.c:1.4 ppopov@mvista.com
eth0: Au1x = Ethernet=20 found at 0xb0500000, irq 28
eth0: LSI 80227 10/100 BaseT PHY at phy = address=20 0
eth0: Using LSI 80227 10/100 BaseT PHY as default
Uniform = Multi-Platform=20 E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00beta4-2.4
ide: Assuming 50MHz system bus = speed for=20 PIO modes; override with idebus=3Dxx
ide0: ports already in use, = skipping=20 probe
ide1: ports already in use, skipping probe
ide2: ports = already in=20 use, skipping probe
ide3: ports already in use, skipping = probe
ide4: ports=20 already in use, skipping probe
ide5: ports already in use, skipping=20 probe
au1100 flash: probing 32-bit flash bus
Amd/Fujitsu = Extended=20 Query Table v1.3 at 0x0040
number of CFI chips: 1
cfi_cmdset_0002: = Disabling fast programming due to code brokenness.
Creating 3 MTD = partitions=20 on "AU1100 flash":
0x00000000-0x01c00000 : "Operating=20 System"
0x01c00000-0x01fc0000 : "YAMON"
0x01fc0000-0x02000000 : = "Yamon env=20 variables"
usb.c: registered new driver hub
host/usb-ohci.c: USB = OHCI at=20 membase 0xb0100000, IRQ 26
host/usb-ohci.c: usb-builtin, non-PCI=20 OHCI
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
hub.c: = USB hub=20 found
hub.c: 2 ports detected
usb.c: registered new driver=20 hid
hid-core.c: v1.8.1 Andreas Gal, Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
hid-core.c: = USB HID=20 support drivers
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
NET4: = Linux=20 TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
IP: = routing cache=20 hash table of 512 buckets, 4Kbytes
TCP: Hash tables configured = (established=20 4096 bind 8192)
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux=20 NET4.0.
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
Freeing initrd = memory:=20 872k freed
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
Freeing unused = kernel=20 memory: 96k freed
Algorithmics/MIPS FPU Emulator v1.5
Linux Kernel = Card=20 Services 3.1.22
options: [pci]

Au1x00 PCMCIA (CS release = 3.1.22)
hub.c: new=20 USB device builtin-2, assigned address 2
input0: USB HID v1.10 = Keyboard=20 [SEJIN SEJIN USB Mini Keyboard] on usb1:2.0
Trying to free = nonexistent=20 resource <c0010000-c001000f>
hda: SanDisk SDCFB-32, CFA DISK=20 drive
ide1: ports already in use, skipping probe
ide2: ports = already in=20 use, skipping probe
ide3: ports already in use, skipping = probe
ide4: ports=20 already in use, skipping probe
ide5: ports already in use, skipping=20 probe
ide0 at 0xc0010000-0xc0010007,0xc001000e on irq 39
hda: = attached=20 ide-disk driver.
hda: task_no_data_intr: status=3D0x51 { DriveReady=20 SeekComplete Error }
hda: task_no_data_intr: error=3D0x04 { = DriveStatusError=20 }
hda: 62720 sectors (32 MB) w/1KiB Cache, = CHS=3D490/4/32
Partition=20 check:
hda: hda1
ide_cs: hda: Vcc =3D 3.3, Vpp =3D = 0.0
hda:=20 hda1
hda: hda1
EXT2-fs warning: mounting unchecked fs, = running=20 e2fsck is recommended
eth0: link up
eth0: going to full=20 duplex

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while booting it still complaining = that haven't=20 found the initrd.splash file. which actually loads splash = screen.

Please help where is the problem, = Which step I am=20 doing wrong?