* [U-Boot-Users] Re: Should "imls" show ramdisk_image.gz copied into the flash ?
@ 2004-09-21 22:16 Inna Povolotsky
2004-09-21 22:25 ` Wolfgang Denk
2004-09-21 22:52 ` Wolfgang Denk
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Inna Povolotsky @ 2004-09-21 22:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
>> Should "imls" show the presence of the ramdisk_image.gz copied
>> into the flash ?? (and I do not see it ...)
> No, it should not. "imls" will only show valid U-Boot images.
> ramdisk_image.gz is missing a valid U-boot header.
ramdisk_image.gz was downloaded from the site you have recommended:
ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/SELF/images/ppc_82xx
What is the missing operation (which is not, by the way, in the 7.6 of your manual, which also -I just double-checked - still refers to downloading from ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/SIMPLE-PPCBOOT-ramdisk - you may consider correcting it, Sir ...), which I have to perform (over ramdisk_image.gz downloaded from your "correct" site ?)?
To reiterate, I do not think this "missing" step is covered in 7.6 either.
Could I kindly ask you to be more detailed in your answers - so I will not need to bother you yet again.
Thanks,
Best Regards,
Alex
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* [U-Boot-Users] Re: Should "imls" show ramdisk_image.gz copied into the flash ?
2004-09-21 22:16 [U-Boot-Users] Re: Should "imls" show ramdisk_image.gz copied into the flash ? Inna Povolotsky
@ 2004-09-21 22:25 ` Wolfgang Denk
2004-09-21 22:52 ` Wolfgang Denk
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From: Wolfgang Denk @ 2004-09-21 22:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
In message <20040921.151713.5279.260575@webmail08.lax.untd.com> you wrote:
>
> > ramdisk_image.gz is missing a valid U-boot header.
>
> ramdisk_image.gz was downloaded from the site you have recommended:
>
> ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/SELF/images/ppc_82xx
Yes, but it's still just a compressed ramdisk image, and not an
U-Boot image.
> What is the missing operation (which is not, by the way, in the 7.6 of your manual, which also -I just double-checked - still refers to downloading from ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/SIMPLE-PPCBOOT-ramdisk - you may consider correcting it, Sir
> ...), which I have to perform (over ramdisk_image.gz downloaded from your "correct" site ?)?
Please let me know where you find this stale link. The manual page at
http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/LinuxRamdiskRoot
looks OK to me.
> To reiterate, I do not think this "missing" step is covered in 7.6 either.
No, this is not in 7.6. But did you read the README?
> Could I kindly ask you to be more detailed in your answers - so I will not need to bother you yet again.
If I answer all your questions in complete detail, split into easily
digestable chunks you will just follow the description without
thinking. Tomorrow, you'll ask similar questions again. Instead I
want to make you start thinking yourself. In thge long term this is
much more efficient - for you and for me.
Best regards,
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* [U-Boot-Users] Re: Should "imls" show ramdisk_image.gz copied into the flash ?
2004-09-21 22:16 [U-Boot-Users] Re: Should "imls" show ramdisk_image.gz copied into the flash ? Inna Povolotsky
2004-09-21 22:25 ` Wolfgang Denk
@ 2004-09-21 22:52 ` Wolfgang Denk
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From: Wolfgang Denk @ 2004-09-21 22:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
In message <20040921.151713.5279.260575@webmail08.lax.untd.com> you wrote:
>
> > No, it should not. "imls" will only show valid U-Boot images.
> > ramdisk_image.gz is missing a valid U-boot header.
>
> ramdisk_image.gz was downloaded from the site you have recommended:
>
> ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/SELF/images/ppc_82xx
Just to be absolutely clear: try using the "pRamdisk" image instead.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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* [U-Boot-Users] Re: Should "imls" show ramdisk_image.gz copied into the flash ?
2004-09-21 22:55 Inna Povolotsky
@ 2004-09-21 23:49 ` Wolfgang Denk
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Wolfgang Denk @ 2004-09-21 23:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
In message <20040921.155548.5279.260745@webmail08.lax.untd.com> you wrote:
>
> May I kindly suggest you to learn how to use Google searching:
Maybe it's just that I am not a native English speaker, but your tone
sounds a bit agressive to me. Is this intentional? Did I do anything
wrong to offend you?
Didn't I always answer your questions, spending a lot of my time on
you for free?
> Results 1 - 2 of about 4 for "A minimal ramdisk image for first tests can be found in ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/SIMPLE-PPCBOOT-ramdisk ".
... and no such file exists, or does it?
What exactly are you trying to tell me? May I repeat my question
where _exactly_ you DOWNLOADED a "SIMPLE-PPCBOOT-ramdisk" file from?
I would really like to erase any copies of this file if there should
be any left - except that I cannot find any.
> http://www.denx.de/doc/TQM8xxL/dplg.pdf
> http://www.denx.de/doc/CPU86/dplg.ps
Follow old links, and you will read old (and obsolete) information.
You can find more obsolete stuff on our web server if you dig deep
enough. But if you follow the normal links you should get mostly
recent stuff only.
Best regards,
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* [U-Boot-Users] Re: Should "imls" show ramdisk_image.gz copied into the flash ?
@ 2004-09-21 22:55 Inna Povolotsky
2004-09-21 23:49 ` Wolfgang Denk
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Inna Povolotsky @ 2004-09-21 22:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
>Please let me know where you find this stale link. The manual page at
>http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/LinuxRamdiskRoot
>looks OK to me.
May I kindly suggest you to learn how to use Google searching:
Results 1 - 2 of about 4 for "A minimal ramdisk image for first tests can be found in ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/SIMPLE-PPCBOOT-ramdisk ".
http://www.denx.de/doc/TQM8xxL/dplg.pdf
http://www.denx.de/doc/CPU86/dplg.ps
Thanks,
Best Regards,
Alex
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* [U-Boot-Users] Re: Should "imls" show ramdisk_image.gz copied into the flash ?
2004-09-21 18:55 [U-Boot-Users] " Inna Povolotsky
@ 2004-09-21 20:37 ` Wolfgang Denk
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Wolfgang Denk @ 2004-09-21 20:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
In message <20040921.115546.2741.933233@webmail17.lax.untd.com> you wrote:
>
...
> Should "imls" show the presence of the ramdisk_image.gz copied into the flash ?? (and I do not see it ...)(.
No, it should not. "imls" will only show valid U-Boot images.
ramdisk_image.gz is missing a valid U-boot header.
> If above issue/question is resolved, I presume my next U-Boot command should be:
>
> => bootm 200000 FF800000
>
> Am I guessing correctly ?
No. U-Boot will not use a ramdisk_image.gz image.
> One more question - what bootargs I should preset in U-Boot for this scenario ?
Whatever you like. The "root=/dev/ram" part is mandatory, of cource.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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