Subodh Nijsure wrote: > I am new to using redboot and I need some help. > > This is x86 platform. > > On this platform I can boot the bzImage but not the ELF format linux image. > > Example if I have following boot script my board boots fine. > > load -v -r -m disk -b 0x200000 hda2:bzImage > exec -b 0x200000 -l 0x300000 -c "console=ttyS0,115200 ip=dhcp > root=/dev/nfs (some env specific stuff) " > > However I can not get redboot to load the ELF image I see message ( > Bootsector magic not found (0x8954 @ 0x002001fe) > > (Not this vmlinux was produced by build process that created bzImage > that works) > > load -v -r -m disk -b 0x200000 hda2:vmlinux > exec -b 0x200000 -l 0x300000 -c "console=ttyS0,115200 ip=dhcp > root=/dev/nfs (some env specific stuff) " > Bootsector magic not found (0x8954 @ 0x002001fe) > > Reason I am trying to boot ELF image is I am trying to use wraplinux > utility to wrap kernel and initrd, wraplinux produce > > Would appreciate any pointers as to what parameters I need to fix for > load/exec when loading ELF file.
Try leaving out the '-r' and '-b' options - ELF loading should not need them. -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Gary Thomas | Consulting for the MLB Associates | Embedded world ------------------------------------------------------------
