passing ram= argument to kernel

passing ram= argument to kernel

[Prashant Alange]

Hi,
I am trying to pass ram=3D argument to kernel and my bootcmd is as shown be=
low

tftpboot 03000000 prashant/root.img; tftpboot 00100000 prashant/uImage; set=
env b
ootargs root=3D/dev/ram ram=3D60M
ip=3D10.67.65.68:10.67.65.39:255.255.255.0:MPC8270:eth1:off; bootm
00100000 03000000

I have 64 MB RAM on my system. With above command if I boot the board and s=
ee
cat /proc/meminfo I still see 64MB RAM.
Can anyone tell me, how to pass ram argument.=20

Thanks,
Prashant

Re: passing ram= argument to kernel

[Kumar Gala]

I think you want mem=60M

- kumar

On Tue, 9 Aug 2005, Prashant Alange wrote:

> Hi,
> I am trying to pass ram= argument to kernel and my bootcmd is as shown below
>
> tftpboot 03000000 prashant/root.img; tftpboot 00100000 prashant/uImage; setenv b
> ootargs root=/dev/ram ram=60M
> ip=10.67.65.68:10.67.65.39:255.255.255.0:MPC8270:eth1:off; bootm
> 00100000 03000000
>
> I have 64 MB RAM on my system. With above command if I boot the board and see
> cat /proc/meminfo I still see 64MB RAM.
> Can anyone tell me, how to pass ram argument.
>
> Thanks,
> Prashant
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