[U-Boot] U-boot multi-file format

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Diego,

In message <3013204.RF8YVXT0ez at localhost.localdomain> you wrote:
>
> > Which format should be used for the ramdisk? ext3.gz initrd? cpio.gz
> > initramfs?

Actually this is independent of U-Boot.

> as I've found the solution, I'll reply myself in the hope it might help 
> somebody in the future.
> 
> The format can be both ext3.gz initrd, or cpio.gz, as I've seen a working 
> example of ext3.gz initrd here:

It can be anything that is understood by the Linux kernel you are
trying to boot.  U-Boot is just the tool that puts the image into
memory - all the rest is the responsibility of Linux.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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