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

Wolfgang Denk
2008-02-12T22:36:31Z

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 ...

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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