From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jesper Skov <jskov@cambridge.redhat.com>
To: Fabrice Gautier <gautier@email.enst.fr>
Cc: Gary Thomas <gthomas@redhat.com>, ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: [ECOS] Linux over RedBoot
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:37:00 -0000
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X-SW-Source: 2001-07/msg00332.html

>>>>> "Fabrice" == Fabrice Gautier <gautier@email.enst.fr> writes:

Fabrice> On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 15:53:14 -0600 (MDT)
Fabrice> Gary Thomas <gthomas@redhat.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On 11-Jul-2001 Venkat Mynampati wrote:
>> > Has anyone tried running Linux over Redboot?
>> 
>> We do it all the time on a number of different platforms.
>> 
>> Do you have specific questions about this, or just wondering?

Fabrice> Yes, one (for now) Does your linux kernel use Redboots
Fabrice> Virtual Vectors and stuff or is Redboot just wiped from
Fabrice> memory once the kernel is launched?

RedBoot is wiped on all platforms. Linux runs directly on the
hardware.

However, on SH platforms RedBoot can still be used to debug the Linux
kernel (via serial only though).

Jesper