Thanks for the info.
Tftpd' zImage. Deleted vmlinux. created zImage
fconfiged to boot from zImage, not vmlinux.
Board now boots ts8.
All is well.
A zImage is 1/3 the size of a vmlinux.
--- In Bob Lees <> wrote:
> Jim
>
> try
>
> fis del vmlinux
> fis create zImage
>
> the del and create have to refer to the current entity you are
dealing with,
> which is vmlinux in flash and zImage just downloaded.
>
> Also you will need to change the boot script using fconfig, as the
current
> script loads vmlinux and now you need to load zImage, the image
name you just
> saved.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Bob
>
> On Thursday 02 June 2005 02:09, jimmaiul wrote:
> > Ed,
> > The Cross compiled Kernel boots (using tftp boot)! And so does
> > bluetooth Rfcomm, the whole point of this excercise. It can bind
> > to a cell phone with bluetooth and a GPRS modem!!!
> > I'm impressed. After booting, just to make sure, uname -a shows
the
> > ts8 kernel name along with yesterday's date.
> >
> > So far I have not been able to store the kernel loaded into memory
> > from tftp boot to onboard flash.
> > The developer's manual shows an fis del zimage and fis create
zimage
> > command. The contents of flash don't change after these commands
are
> > issued. fis list shows vmlinux and a few other files I don't know
> > anything about.
> >
> > Any suggestions on how the zImage can be stored to on board flash
so
> > the new kernel can be booted without tftp'ing the kernel over?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jim
> >
> > --- In "Eddie Dawydiuk" <>
wrote:
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > > Sorry. The link below doesn't work. The current one,
> > > > debian256-10-28-2004.tar.bz2 is a ts6 image. I'm guessing the
> > > > debian256-5-6-2005 was for the ts8?
> > >
> > > Thats correct. Try this link if you are using ts8
> >
> > ftp://oz.embeddedx86.com/images/debian256/debian256-5-6-
2005.tar.gz.
> >
> > > > If I boot from the ts8 kernel just made yesterday, is there
> >
> > anything
> >
> > > > besides the /lib/modules/ that needs to be updated to make a
ts8
> > > > machine out of a ts6?
> > >
> > > Just load the kernel and copy the modules to the proper
> >
> > location...
> >
> > > //Eddie
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
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