Re: ZImage.initrd

Re: ZImage.initrd

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <20031017070720.61838.qmail@web8204.mail.in.yahoo.com> you wrote:
>
> I want to boot linux using the zImage.initrd file.
...
> i downloaded it using ppcboot.

PPCBoot does not use the zImage.initrd images format.

> go 200000

PPCBoot does not use "go" to boot Linux images (it uses  the  "bootm"
command instead).

> Why does the system crash if i tell go 200000 and then
> it just hangs at go 210000

Because you did not read any of the available documentation like  the
RAEDME file that comes with code?

> please tell me how to boot an zImage.initrd.

You don't. With PPCboot / U-boot you will use the "mkimage"  tool  to
create a special image format.

> and also i have a confusion as to what is the
> difference between vmlinux and zvmlinux kernel that is
> found in the mbxboot directory.

Well, read the command output that gets printed when you run  "make",
and you will see.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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