Reply: Bad Magic Number when boot linux kernel with ppcboot (PPC860 board)

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Tue Aug 2 17:15:22 EST 2005


In message <A9DE2BAF233E444FA9C5E77A5825A01E8652FA at ydmail.sbell.com.cn> you wrote:
> 
> => bootm 0x180000
> ## Booting image at 00000000 ...
> Bad Magic Number
> =>

The funny thing is that you seem to enter "0x180000" but the  address
printed  is  00000000.  make  sure  you  have  no funny characters or
control keys in this number. Re-type  it  carefully.  Omit  the  "0x"
part, i. e. try a plain "bootm 180000'


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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