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

14 Apr 2005


      In message 6.1.1.1.0.20050414070350.01eb5920@ptg1.spd.analog.com you wrote:
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Failing procedure:
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rgetz@pinky:~/uClinux-dist> objcopy -O binary ./linux ./linux.bin
rgetz@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...
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rgetz@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?
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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?
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stamp> bootm 0x20100000
(boot from flash - fails)
And what are the exact error messages?
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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