OT: Re: [U-Boot-Users] u/zImage and 64360

[George G. Davis]

Sorry for the off topic... But, I thought some may be interested.

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <3F8E88C3.9030509 at il.marvell.com> you wrote:
> 
>>    With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
>>    not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
>>    "uImage" will exist which .... "
>>
>>    Does it means I can't load a zImage of the kernel by using the tftp???
> 
> 
> Strictly speaking: yes, you can load it.
> 
> But to boot an image you will need to convert it as  described  using
> the "mkimage" tool.

FYI/FWIW, I just submitted `make uImage` support for ARM in 2.6 here:

http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/patches/viewpatch.php?id=1684/1

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Regards,
George

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