From: Abraham vd M. <ab...@2d...> - 2002-02-08 09:26:18
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Hi Erik! > > Anyone have any objections if I change blob so that you can put the > > kernel+ramdisk+jffs2+etc offsets & sizes in the parameter block? That w= ay > > you can have different board setups without changing blob. >=20 > As a matter of fact: yes. The idea is to use a flash partition table > for that. Both the partition table and the paramter block are small > structures, so I want to put them in the same flash block. I'm going to > work on the partition table this weekend: we need it anyway for quite > some other stuff (JFFS2, cramfs, tftp). Good. I also think we should make it so that you can configure this (partition+kernel parameters) from blob (and not via some other program + uploading the parameter block to blob) - after all, it is part of the configuration. --=20 Regards Abraham Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr Gandhi, what do you think of Western Civilization? Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea. __________________________________________________________ Abraham vd Merwe - 2d3D, Inc. Device Driver Development, Outsourcing, Embedded Systems Cell: +27 82 565 4451 Snailmail: Tel: +27 21 761 7549 Block C, Antree Park Fax: +27 21 761 7648 Doncaster Road Email: ab...@2d... Kenilworth, 7700 Http: http://www.2d3d.com South Africa |