dfsd df wrote: > Hello, everybody: > Now, I participate to porting linux to MIPS platform. I'm a newbie. > > I met some questions, I hope somebody can tell me why or give me > some hints! thanks! > > The board is Malta, CPU is MIPS4kc. I downloaded kernel src from > ftp.mips.com <ftp://ftp.mips.com> > > 1. I use "make zImage" for kernel-2.4.3, everything is ok! > But using "make zImage" for kernel-2.4.18, I failed, It could only > build a vmlinux file. That's correct... 'vmlinux' is your kernel. mips doesn't use zImages. > I find it's because of no rules in arch/mips/boot/Makefile to build > zImage. > So I modified the arch/mips/boot/Makefile, It worked fine. > but when excuted "./mkboot zImage.tmp zImage", It generated a very big > zImage file. After noticing "file size exceed", the system delete the > zImage file automatically! > Try running mkboot on the vmlinux file. > what's wrong about it? It's ok for kernel-2.4.3. and I can make sure > that the mkboot is no problem. A newer kernel mightn't be a bad idea either... 2.4.3 is very old now. > 2. I only selectd board and cpu type when compiling the kernel-2.4.3. > If using make ,the vmlinux size is about 780k. If using "make zImage", > the zImage file is about 580k. > I think that's a minimun size by using "make menuconfig". > but I use gzip to compress this two files, its size became only 1/3 of > their original size. > > So I'm puzzled why "make zImage" don't use gzip compress method? If so , > we can get a more small kernel, isn't it? > > thanks again! I'll let the guru's chime in here :-) (PS... Please refrain from HTML email on this list) -- +-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Stuart Longland -oOo- http://stuartl.longlandclan.hopto.org | | Atomic Linux Project -oOo- http://atomicl.berlios.de | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | I haven't lost my mind - it's backed up on a tape somewhere | +-------------------------------------------------------------+
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