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Re: load kernel with redboot
- To: carlo dot agostini at yacme dot com
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] load kernel with redboot
- From: Mark Salter <msalter at redhat dot com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:06:33 -0400
- CC: ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- References: <3BA0D865.7464440E@yacme.com>
>>>>> Carlo Agostini writes:
> Hi
> I 'm working with architecture x86.
> I have read in a mail that it is not possible to load a kernel linux x86
> with redboot.
> Why ?
The code to do so has not been written.
> How I can make to load a kernel with redboot?
> Which types of kernel come loaded from redboot?
> How I must create these kernel?
RedBoot should be capable of loading a normal zIMage or bzImage kernel.
Code needs to be written to examine the image header, setup parameters
to pass to the kernel, go to x86 real mode, jump to kernel entry point.
--Mark