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From:   Adam Nielsen <a.nielsen@shikadi.net>
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Subject: Can you add a signature to the kernel ELF image?
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Hi all,

I'm trying to port the kernel to an NCD HMX X-Terminal (MIPS R4600), but the 
one thing I have to do before I can actually boot the image is attach a 
signature to it. I have the signature 'code' in assembly[1], but I'm not sure 
how to link it so that it ends up as the first bit of code in the ELF image 
(the very first instruction is a 'b' to jump over the actual signature text.)

Without this the boot monitor will refuse to boot the kernel.  Any suggestions 
as to how I might accomplish this?

Many thanks,
Adam.

[1] http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/HMX