Kernel and rootfs in ONE image?

[David H. Lynch Jr.]

    If you are using 2.6 and you use initramfs, then typically you will
get a single image that contains both the kernel,
    and the initial ramdisk. When you load and execute that image
everything will get sorted out "automagically".

   




Frank Prepelica wrote:
> Hi all,
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> in normal case you have got a kernel image and a rootfs image. Place
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> that images into flash memory, set correct bootargs and it should work.
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> But, is it possible to generate one image which includes the linux
> kernel 
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> and a rootfs, place that single image into flash memory and it should
> also work?
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> Thanks in advance!
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> Beste regrads
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> Frank
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