Re: [U-Boot-Users] Differences between u-boot and u-boot.bin

On 4/25/05, Yann POUPET yann@yannouch.net wrote:

Hello,

Could someone explain me the difference between the u-boot elf binary and u-boot.bin files both generated when I build u-boot ?

u-boot: elf file, includes both machine code and symbol tables (function names, etc) u-boot.bin: raw machine code in binary image. u-boot.srec: raw machine code in srecord format.

I which context/condition should I use one or the other ?

u-boot: Use with symbolic debugger (gdb) u-boot.bin: flash verbatim into ROM u-boot.srec: flash into ROM using srec loader