[VxW] Re: How to use vxworks bootloader to load a linux kernel?

[John]

Hello,

> 1. How do I know if the image file has been downloaded to the RAM and
> has been put into the right address?

It won't be with a zImage file. You need to download the ELF version
of the file, which should be under linux/arch/ppc/boot/compressed
(IIRC) and called vmlinuz or vmlinux. The 'file' utility should tell
you that it is an ELF format file (type 'file vmlinux' at a shell
prompt).
 
> 2. If the zImage file is not the right format, how to make a right
> format for vxworks from a zImage file?

See above.

You can also boot the uncompressed version, also called vmlinux, that
will be left in the linux directory at the top of the tree once the
build is complete.

HTH,
John...

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