[U-Boot-Users] ramdisk problem (once again?)

michael
2008-02-12T22:39:38Z

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
Hi,
> In message <47B15940.8030901@gmail.com> you wrote:
>
>> The problem: I can start a Linux kernel and its filesystem from flash
>> (linux image made using mkimage, and filesystem in cramfs format).
>> However, if I try to boot them from flash (this time both images have
>> been constructed using mkimage), the kernel starts, but a "No filesystem
>> could mount root, tried: cramfs romfs" appears.
>>
> ...
>
>> As you can see, I do not use initrd param because I suppose it is
>> directly passed to the kernel.
>>
>
> The kernel.org tree does not recognize a ramdisk image in flash.
> Patches have been posted here since 2.4.17 times, but never made it
> upstream. See the archives ...
>
If you want to use it, put in ram before... Regards Michael