[U-Boot-Users] TFTP boot in u-boot

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Fri Apr 9 17:28:36 CEST 2004


In message <01ab01c41e44$6726ec30$af00a8c0 at tidelpark.isofttechindia.com> you wrote:
>
>     Yes. The final Linux image generated for this processor is ELF format.
>     I am following this procedure to boot the ELF format image file.
>     To boot the binary compressed file. i am using the "tftp ...;bootm"

For use with U-Boot, an "uImage" file should be generated to  include
things like timestamp, name, and checksums.

Of course it is possible to do without this,  but  this  is  not  how
U-Boot is intended to be used.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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