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From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
To: amit lubovsky <amit.lubovsky@infineon.com>
Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: boot kernel off an mtd device
Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2001 12:36:04 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <28599.1004877364@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3BE51956.740A1424@infineon.com>

amit.lubovsky@infineon.com said:
> Is there a way to boot the linux kernel from CFI using mtd drivers ?

No. The MTD drivers run in Linux and cannot be used before Linux is 
running. 

> I use the MIPS-5kc and I have just seen this link that talks about x86
> systems, http://www.EmbeddedLinuxWorks.com/articles/rolo_guide.html 

ROLO is x86-only, I believe. Try RedBoot. Is it this board? 
http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/boards/atlas-5K.html

--
dwmw2

      reply	other threads:[~2001-11-04 12:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <3BD575F2.35D16336@infineon.com>
     [not found] ` <18479.1003845325@redhat.com>
2001-10-24  8:36   ` mount of JFFS2 as root device amit lubovsky
2001-10-24 15:42   ` mount of JFFS2 amit lubovsky
2001-10-24 16:28     ` David Woodhouse
2001-11-04 10:32       ` boot kernel off an mtd device amit lubovsky
2001-11-04 12:36         ` David Woodhouse [this message]

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