From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18869 invoked by alias); 2 May 2003 04:39:15 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ecos-discuss-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: ecos-discuss-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 18862 invoked from network); 2 May 2003 04:39:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ngate.noida.hcltech.com) (202.54.110.230) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 2 May 2003 04:39:11 -0000 Received: from exch-01.noida.hcltech.com (exch-01 [204.160.254.29]) by ngate.noida.hcltech.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA04115; Fri, 2 May 2003 10:04:04 +0530 Received: by exch-01.noida.hcltech.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2656.59) id ; Fri, 2 May 2003 10:00:59 +0530 Message-ID: From: "Mehul Agarwal, Noida" To: Jonathan Larmour Cc: ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 04:39:00 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: RE: [ECOS] Bootloader for ARM integrator board X-SW-Source: 2003-05/txt/msg00038.txt.bz2 Hello, Just one more question .. Is the kernel image of Linux(vmlinux) directly bootable on the integrator platform or does it necessarily require the bootloader to do the initialization of the board before the control can finally jump to vmlinux ? Thanks and regards, Mehul -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Larmour [mailto:jifl@eCosCentric.com] Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 6:47 AM To: Mehul Agarwal, Noida Cc: ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: [ECOS] Bootloader for ARM integrator board Mehul Agarwal, Noida wrote: > Hi ! > > I am new to Linux. > > I want to port a bootloader for ARM integrator board which is based on > ARM966-ES processor. Can I use the redboot for that purpose ? You can use redboot as your bootloader yes. > Also, is ecos > necessary to be installed in the system where redboot is being built ? You need to install the eCos environment, but you only build redboot. > Also, > according to my understanding redboot is currently available for ARM7TDMI > processor. Will it be necessary to port ecos also to ARM 966E-S in order > that redboot works on ARM966E-S processor ? Actually it does work on the ARM966E-S processor. Use the integrator_arm9 target. Jifl -- eCosCentric http://www.eCosCentric.com/ The eCos and RedBoot experts --[ "You can complain because roses have thorns, or you ]-- --[ can rejoice because thorns have roses." -Lincoln ]-- Opinions==mine -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://sources.redhat.com/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/ecos-discuss