[U-Boot-Users] Success with RAM disk.......

[Luke Fimmerzane]

Wolfgang,
You were absolutely right!

I modified my kernel as per the patchset and my RAM disk is now loading 
correctly from FLASH.

I think I'm slowly becoming an 'expert' with a very small 'e' at the front!

Many Thanks,

Luke


>From: Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>
>In message <BAY10-F62xERMsrZndN0000238b at hotmail.com> you wrote:
> > I know that this is probably in the 'infra-red' region of the 'visible'
> > U-boot spectrum but I managed to get my root file system runnning from a 
>RAM
> > disk held in RAM but the same RAM disk placed in FLASH failed.
>...
>
>Sounds like a known problem to me.
>
> > ANY IDEAS? Is there something different between a RAM disk stored in RAM 
>and a
> > RAM disk stored in FLASH. Or am I missing a boot argument?
>
>You might have a look at the  ARM  linux  tree  on  our  CVS  server.
>Patchset 2297 might be especially interesting for you.
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Wolfgang Denk
>
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