[U-Boot-Users] malloc error

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Sun Jan 18 16:03:36 CET 2004


In message <40082CE1.40905 at catapult.com> you wrote:
> 
> I have been porting das u-boot to run directly out of
> RAM.  So far so good, boots, serial works, ethernet works..

Running  U-Boot  out  of  RAM  requires  some  understanding  of  the
underlying principles. 

> The board is an 8275 with 32MB of RAM.  das u-boot is
> downloaded with a BDI to 0.

This will never work. You cannot boot Linux that way,  as  the  Linux
kernel will overwrite U-Boot when you try to boot it.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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