[U-Boot-Users] 405Gpr

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Thu Feb 27 18:05:14 CET 2003


In message <EGEGIJHKDKJGAJMGIDPNOENOCHAA.jwalden at digitalatlantic.com> you wrote:
> 
> Question is, should I put the Linux kernel in the boot rom and load from
> there,
> or should I place it in the SanDisk CompactFlash device we have on our
> board.
> 
> The boot rom we are using (Am29LV40B) has 512K available, and the u-boot
> code
> that I have generated is about 175K.

512 - 175 = 337 kB. This is too  small  for  a  Linux  kernel  image,
leaving you little choice.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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