zImage.embedded

Grant Likely grant.likely at secretlab.ca
Sat Apr 12 02:04:20 EST 2008


On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Guillaume Dargaud
<dargaud at lpsc.in2p3.fr> wrote:
>
> >
> > >  is the file zImage.elf my proper network image ?
> > >
> >
> > What bootloader is on your board?  zImage.elf *might* be the proper
> > image.  If you're using u-boot, then you want to build a uImage
> > instead.
> >
>
>  I... ahem... what would you recommand for a ML405 ?
>  Builroot gives to options of U-Boot or Yaboot. Haven't tried either yet.
> Will do on tuesday.
>
>  I don't know if Xilinx has another solution (I remember seeing some boot
> function in the API, usable from a standalone elf file).

zImage.elf is what you want.  If you *do* get u-boot building on your
board, then you'll want a uImage; but zImage.elf will work for you
now.

Cheers,
g.

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Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.



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