[U-Boot-Users] quick gzip question/issue.

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <6.1.1.1.0.20050414070350.01eb5920 at ptg1.spd.analog.com> you wrote:
> 
> Failing procedure:
...
> rgetz at pinky:~/uClinux-dist> objcopy -O binary ./linux ./linux.bin
> rgetz at pinky:~/uClinux-dist> cp linux /tftpboot/linux.bin

I'm somewhat confused here. "linux" is the ELF file, right?  The  why
do you "cp linux /tftpboot/linux.bin"? It's NOT a binary file...

> rgetz at pinky:~/uClinux-dist> gzip -9 linux.bin

And which "linux.bin" is used  here  -  the  binary  image  from  the
"objcopy" step, or the ELF file from the "cp" step?

> stamp> tftp 0x1000000 uImage
> stamp> bootm
> (fails)

And what are the exact error messages?


Arrghh... Why do I have to ask for each line of information?

> stamp> bootm 0x20100000
> (boot from flash - fails)

And what are the exact error messages?


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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