On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 07:29, Marius Groeger wrote: > On Thu, 27 Feb 2004, Bob Beck wrote: > > > On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 06:32, Marius Groeger wrote: > > > On Thu, 27 Feb 2004, Bob Beck wrote: > > > > > > > What is the difference between vmlinux and zImage.embedded ? > > > > > > vmlinux is the plain kernel ELF image. You can use it to analyse the > > > kernel > > > code or symbols, but you cannot boot it as-is. > > > > > > zImage.embedded is the compressed kernel image plus some glue code used > > > as a > > > bridge between the firmware and the kernel. > > > > > > > On my proprietary board (PPC 603). I do not have access to flash > > so I am loading vmlinux into RAM and jumping to 0x10000. It is > > running into problems in mmu_off. > > > > Should I be loading zImage.embedded instead ? > > Yes you can try that, but then you will have to modify the code in > arch/ppc/boot/... to match the specifics of your board. > > Another popular way to go is to port u-boot to your platform first. > U-boot accepts kernel pImages which you get by doing a "make pImage" > in the kernel source dir. > > You will have to know your tools and hardware quite well either way, > be prepared to learn a lot. > > Good Luck, > Marius
Thanks. What is the difference between zImage.embedded and vmlinux.gz generated by the kernel build ? This is the file used by U-Boot's mkImage command to produce a vmlinux.img file. Bob ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
