Loading Cpio (gz) image as rootfs

Loading Cpio (gz) image as rootfs

[Benoit RAT]

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Hy everybody,

I was wondering if it was possible to load a cpio.gz image as rootfs! (I
think it is the kernel that load it so it should not be a problem)
however I don't know how to pass the arguments.

Here you can find the commands, that i am using:

addpart /dev/mem  8M@0x71000000(kernel);
tftp zImage /dev/mem.kernel
addpart /dev/mem  32M@0x72000000(fs)
tftp image.cpio.gz /dev/mem.fs
bootargs="$bootargs root=/dev/ram0 initrd=0x72000000"
bootz /dev/mem.kernel

Regards,

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Re: Loading Cpio (gz) image as rootfs

[Benoit RAT]

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Sorry to bother again but I found the solution. maybe it can help someone:

initrd need start and size parameters.
As, size can be bigger then real size of image.cpio.gz, I set it to 32M
like the addpart command.

bootargs="$bootargs initrd=0x72000000,33554432"

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On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Benoit RAT <benoit@sevensols.com> wrote:

> Hy everybody,
>
> I was wondering if it was possible to load a cpio.gz image as rootfs! (I
> think it is the kernel that load it so it should not be a problem)
> however I don't know how to pass the arguments.
>
> Here you can find the commands, that i am using:
>
> addpart /dev/mem  8M@0x71000000(kernel);
> tftp zImage /dev/mem.kernel
> addpart /dev/mem  32M@0x72000000(fs)
> tftp image.cpio.gz /dev/mem.fs
> bootargs="$bootargs root=/dev/ram0 initrd=0x72000000"
> bootz /dev/mem.kernel
>
> Regards,
>
> --
>  <http://www.sevensols.com/>  <http://www.sevensecurity.es>
>
> *Benoit RAT LAMY*
>
> Engineer (Sw) \ Ingeniero (Sw)
>
> fix. *(+34) 958 285 024*
>
> cel. *(+34) 617 989 123*
>
> e-mail: benoit@sevensols.com
>
> *www.sevensols.com / **www.sevensecurity.es*
>
> _________________________________
>
> *C/ Baza, parcela 19 Nave 3  \ Polígono Ind. Juncaril \*
>
> *18210 - PELIGROS - GRANADA –SPAIN*
>
>

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Re: Loading Cpio (gz) image as rootfs

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

On 14:21 Mon 04 Jun     , Benoit RAT wrote:
>    Hy everybody,
>    I was wondering if it was possible to load a cpio.gz image as rootfs! (I
>    think it is the kernel that load it so it should not be a problem)
>    however I don't know how to pass the arguments.
>    Here you can find the commands, that i am using:
>    addpart /dev/mem  8M@0x71000000(kernel);
>    tftp zImage /dev/mem.kernel
>    addpart /dev/mem  32M@0x72000000(fs)
>    tftp image.cpio.gz /dev/mem.fs 
>    bootargs="$bootargs root=/dev/ram0 initrd=0x72000000"
>    bootz /dev/mem.kernel
btw do not use bootz but bootm

if you want to use a zimage and cpio.gz directly you needt to use -r option

Best Regards,
J.
>    Regards,
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>    Benoit RAT LAMY
> 
>    Engineer (Sw) \ Ingeniero (Sw)
> 
>    fix. (+34) 958 285 024
> 
>    cel. (+34) 617 989 123
> 
>    e-mail: benoit@sevensols.com
> 
>    www.sevensols.com / www.sevensecurity.es
> 
>    _________________________________
> 
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> 
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