Embedded Linux, bootloader internals

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Embedded Linux >> bootloader internals

by Uday Mullangi » Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:41:55 GMT

Hi,
Can anyone provide the articals/links to the internals of the
bootloaders. I want to understand as what is the role of the bootloader and
how it achieves it internally.
And how bootloaders are used to create the RAMDISK.

Thanks
Uday



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Embedded Linux >> bootloader internals

by Wolfgang Denk » Sat, 17 Jul 2004 03:03:09 GMT


"Uday Mullangi" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > writes:


You can find the source code (and more) to U-boot at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot
and the user's manual at
http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual

Go and study the docs and the sources.


They aren't. Bootloaders can do many things, but creating ramdisks is
definitely NOT in their scope.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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