On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Sam Karp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I currently have a linux ramdisk image (zImage.initrd.elf) stored in > linear flash. I also have a bit file with the xilinx EDK generated > bootloader in platform flash on an ML403. Is it neccessary to have > uboot with the linux kernel to be able to boot automatically or can i > simply alter the xilinx bootloader (if needed at all? )
U-Boot in not necessary. You can modify the xilinx bootloader to load an elf file into ram and jump into it. When you migrate to using arch/powerpc, you can use the simpleImage target which can be loaded anywhere into ram before jumping to it. Cheers, g. -- Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng. Secret Lab Technologies Ltd. _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-embedded mailing list Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded
