>-- Original Message -- >Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 22:49:11 -0800 (PST) >From: rekha gvv <rekhagvvc at yahoo.co.in> >Subject: Combine kernel and ramdisk image. >To: linuxppc-embedded at lists.linuxppc.org > > > >Hi all, >I want to combine the Linux kernel Image and the >ramdisk image.I had used the mkimage tool for doing >this >./mkimage -A ppc -O Linux -T multi -C gzip \ >-n 'Linux-2.4.4-2002-03-21 Multiboot-Image' -e 0 -a 0 >\ >-d /SELF/build/linux-2.4.4-2002-03-21/arch/ppc/ >coffboot/vmlinux.gz:/SELF/build/ramdisk_image.gz \ >/SELF/images/pMulti > >PMulti is the Combined kernal image .. >wheni download it to the powerpc board using ppcboot I >get this . > >bootm >## Booting image at 00100000 ... > Image Name: Linux-2.4.4-2002-03-21 Multiboot > Image Type: PowerPC Linux Multi-File Image (gzip >compressed) > Data Size: 1580442 Bytes = 1543 kB = 1 MB > Load Address: 00000000 > Entry Point: 00000000 > Contents: > Image 0: 530861 Bytes = 518 kB = 0 MB > Image 1: 1049566 Bytes = 1024 kB = 1 MB > Verifying Checksum ... OK > Uncompressing Multi-File Image ... OK > Loading Ramdisk to 6fabe000, end 0075a4bc ... > > > >what could be the error.... >when i downlaod the kernel and the ramdisk separately >then the ramdisk gets loaded at this address > >Loading Ramdisk to 0065a000, end 0075a3de ... OK >Linux version 2.4.4 (root at UCLinuxServer.embedded) (gcc >version 2.95.3 20010315 >.................
Load the pMulti at 0x200000 to avoid data getting overwritten. Good luck, Wolfgang. ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
