Thanks for your reply! > That's correct... 'vmlinux' is your kernel. mips > doesn't use zImages. But , the vmlinux is too big, Waht should I do? Is the vmlinux already compressed? > (PS... Please refrain from HTML email on this list) Sorry, I'm a newbie, I really don't know what you mean. :-) --- Stuart Longland <stuartl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 | > +-------------------------------------------------------------+ > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 注册世界一流品质的雅虎免费电邮 http://cn.rd.yahoo.com/mail_cn/tag/1g/*http://cn.mail.yahoo.com/
