On 04/04/2013 11:26 AM, Alexander Graf wrote: > > On 04.04.2013, at 10:37, Fabien Chouteau wrote: > >> >> On 04/03/2013 06:59 PM, Alexander Graf wrote: >>> >>> On 03.04.2013, at 18:40, Fabien Chouteau wrote: >>> >>>> If we use an ELF kernel there's no need for bios. '-bios -' means no >>>> bios. >>> >>> This sounds like you're actually looking for a way to load an ELF blob >>> as bios using -bios, not a kernel, no? >>> >> >> No, we load the kernel with -kernel, that's what the first patch does. >> But the board is implemented in such way that you can't start without a >> bios. If the -bios switch is not present, then the board uses the >> default bios. This patch allows to start without a bios: >> >> -kernel <PROGRAM> -bios - > > Do you also pass in -initrd or -append?
No I don't. > If not, then your kernel _is_ the firmware. > You can say it that way, see my other email. -- Fabien Chouteau