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21 years ago

linux boot copier

Hello, I uploaded microtronix linux binary file into flash. I would like to know if a boot copier (bootloader) is available in order to copy the kernel space into the RAM and after jumps there...
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21 years ago

Hi Christian, yes there is a very small boot loader at the beginning of the linux kernel code that copies the kernel from flash to ram when the kernel starts up.

Provided your target hardware is set to execute code from flash, then the kernel should copy itself as soon as it starts up.