[U-Boot-Users] boot linux from memory

[Andreas Schweigstill]

Dear Xuezhang Dong!

Xuezhang Dong schrieb:
> If I try to boot from 06008000, I got following:
> BRCM5001 # bootm 06008000                         
> ## Booting image at 06008000 ...                                
>    Image Name:   Linux-2.6.15                             
>    Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
> 
>    Data Size:    655784 Bytes = 640.4 kB
> 
>    Load Address: 06008000                         
>    Entry Point:  06008000                         
>    Verifying Checksum ... OK                            
>    XIP Kernel Image ... OK                          

The compressed image and the Linux kernel to be executed may not
overlap. In your configuration both will be at address 0x06008000.
After decompression memory can be reused, so usually the compressed
image would be loaded to something like 0x06200000 or 0x06800000.

With best regards
Andreas Schweiigstill


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