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

[Mark A. Greer]

On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 09:15:22AM +0200, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> 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'

Plus, use 'bootm' for a .uboot file, 'bootelf' for a zImage.