[ECOS] Re: unable to execute linux kernel with Redboot

["Amitesh Singh" <singh.amitesh@gmail.com>]

On 9/5/06, Claudio Scordino <cloud.of.andor@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 04 September 2006 13:14, Amitesh Singh wrote:
> > Hi
> >  I am assuming that ur RootFS lives in RAM.
> > RedBoot>load -r -v -b 0x01600000
> > RedBot> load -r -v -b 0x00800000 ramdisk.gz
> > RedBoot> exec -b 0x01600000 -l 0x10000 -c "console=ttyS0,115200
> > root=/dev/ram0 initrd=0x00800000,8M mem=32M@0x00000000"
> >
> > Note: 8M is ur RamDisk size and 32M is ur SD RAM size.
> >
> > Let me know if it works.
>
>
> It worked and I  was able to succcesfully run a big-endian kernel :) Many
> thanks.
>
> I also tried to execute a little-endian kernel on the target, using the
> "-x" option of the exec command, but it didn't work.
>
> Many thanks,
>
>                      Claudio
>
>
Hi,
Cool,its good to know that it worked for Big-endian kernel. :)

For little endian kernel.

use Swab to byteswap the image before executing the kernel.
1)load the kernel
2)byteswap the kernel using swab command
3)execute it using exec command with -x switch.

It should work.


Good Luck
Amitesh
http://www.amitesh.info

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