Ed,
Is there a way of mounting the on board flash once the CF has
booted?
Is it possible to save the existing zImage off somewhere before
it's deleted/overwritten with the new kernel?
--- In "Eddie Dawydiuk" <> wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> > The kermel make procedure with cross compiler tools generates a
file
> > named vmlinux. The developer's manual then says that vmlinux
is
> > placed on the flash chip, but the I file that goes on the flash
chip
> > is zImage. The zImage (658k) file can be made (make zImage)
> > seperately. What is the vmlinux (1.9M) file, then? Before I go
and
> > flash this new (bluetooth enabled kernel, I'd like to know).
>
> After compiling your kernel you can load vmlinux.bin, vmlinux, or
zImage
> to your board. The differences between the three files are as
follows
>
> vmlinux.bin - Binary kernel
> vmlinux - Elf format (includes binary kernel and additional
information)
> zImage - Compressed kernel
>
> //Eddie
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