extending "buildrom"
ron minnich
rminnich at lanl.gov
Tue Sep 16 10:00:01 CEST 2003
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> * ron minnich <rminnich at lanl.gov> [030915 16:51]:
> > On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> >
> > > buildrom <imagename.rom>
> > > size ROM_SIZE
> > > data ./lsiscsifw 65536
> >
> > ????????? What is that data thing?
>
> I assumed that packing option roms or similar data hunks into an image
> might become more and more a default. But it does not really fit, I
> agree.
Now that you've explained it, I realize that's a really good
idea. It would eliminate much kludgery that we have for the linuxbios
splash image.
>
> > > image normal NORMAL_SIZE
> >
> > no, you need this info when you build the board, it can't move here.
>
> What information is needed? I would have thought it's only the start
> address of the payload?
Actually it is good to have it here after all, as it is a double-check: if
the "normal" image is not NORMAL_SIZE then there is a problem in building.
I would like as many checks as possible in this process, since when things
go wrong the machine usually sits there with no output.
ron
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