[Rtai] uImage out of zImage

[Torsten Koschorrek]

Jens Kleinhans wrote:
> I use this Kernel, because I want to build a RTAI-patched Kernel for an ARM-Board, and the newest Kernel RTAI offers patches (Arch = arm) for is 2.6.20. I know about the disadvantages, but I see no other way. If you know one, please tell me!
> How can I use this uImage? After Cross-Compiling only a zImage was created, so I thought it might be clever to transform it into an uImage. Isn't there a possibility to do this? With the command I wrote in my last Email I thought it should work...
> 

Use the uImage target to compile your kernel ('make uImage' in kernel 
dir) as suggested. This should give you an uImage in arch/arm/boot.

NOTE: you should use 2.6.20.13, since the patches are for that kernel 
version. (2.6.20 != 2.6.20.13)

> Thanks so far, Jens
> 
Torsten


> On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 12:36:49PM +0100, Jens Kleinhans wrote:
>> I crosscompiled the kernel 2.6.20 and now I want to make a uImage out of the zImage. I found the following command for making uImage. But when I type only options are shown. How can I build the uImage the right way?
>>
>> root at benjamin-laptop:/usr/src/linux/arch/arm/boot# ls
>> bootp  compressed  Image  install.sh  Makefile  zImage
>> root at benjamin-laptop:/usr/src/linux/arch/arm/boot# mkimage -A arm -O linux -C none -T kernel -a 20008000 -e 20008000 -n linux-2.6 -d arch/arm/boot/zImage uImage
> 
> Why don't you use the uImage target the Linux kernel offers?
> 
> And you should _really_ consider using a more recent kernel unless you
> have a good reason not to do so. 2.6.20 is indeed ancient.
> 
> Daniel
>