From: Dan Malek <dan@mvista.com>
To: Prashant Patel <pmpatel@trinetcommunication.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject: Re: 4MB DRAM is enough for linux kernel 2.2.13
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:19:54 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <39C7A03A.93075582@mvista.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 002101c0225b$976c4f40$4d1f76d8@kennedy
Prashant Patel wrote:
>
> Hello Everybody
> Can someone tell me if 4MB DRAM is enough to boot linux kernel
> 2.2.13. Note that the 8xx rom boot loader occupies around 500k.
Yes, I can say it will not work.
The code in the arch/ppc/mbxboot directory, which is used for
all 8xx and 8260 processors, assumes there is memory above 4 MB
it can use for buffer space while decompressing the kernel. You
can play around with adjusting these addresses and sizes, and get
a kernel to boot. You will get a shell prompt, and that is about
all. You won't be able to use a ramdisk, you probably won't be
able to execute any useful programs.
-- Dan
--
I like MMUs because I don't have a real life.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2000-09-19 17:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-09-19 17:03 4MB DRAM is enough for linux kernel 2.2.13 Prashant Patel
2000-09-19 17:19 ` Dan Malek [this message]
2000-09-20 2:28 ` Jari
2000-09-20 3:08 ` Graham Stoney
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