From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Subodh Nijsure <nijsure.subodh@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Way to combine kernel and initrd on x86 platform?
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:40:23 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A67CD97.8000609@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <110c8b2e0907221415q77f7416ehcff4ad26d834bce2@mail.gmail.com>
On 07/22/2009 02:15 PM, Subodh Nijsure wrote:
> I have been using the arch/powerpc/boot/wrapper scripts to combine
> linux and initrd.gz to create a single image for distribution.
>
> Is there similar wrapper possible for x86 platforms also? This is my
> first week of working on x86 embedded platform.
>
> I know of initramfs option in 2.6 kernel, however the contents of
> initrd in my case are created after the kernel is build i.e. will have
> to "patch in" the initramfs at later point in build process.
If your bootloader can support ELF, Multiboot, or NBI, you can use
Wraplinux:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/wraplinux/
bzImage support would be possible, but it isn't in this version (noone
has asked for it).
-hpa
--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-07-23 2:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-07-22 21:15 Way to combine kernel and initrd on x86 platform? Subodh Nijsure
2009-07-23 2:40 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2009-07-23 20:50 ` Subodh Nijsure
2009-07-23 22:10 ` H. Peter Anvin
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