[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Flashing a custom kernel to Nokia 770

[From: Kalle Vahlman]

2005/12/8, Delitsyn Igor <delitsyn at bomail.europe.nokia.com>:
> I´ve cross-compiled a custom kernel lately and want to flash it to the Nokia
> 770 device. According to Wiki:
> http://maemo.org/platform/docs/howtos/howto_use_flasher_rootfs.html
> it is possible to use an option ´--kernel, -k´ to flash it.
>
> I´d like to know if it is possible to flash just the kernel without hacking
> into the FIASCO image and without providing a rootfs image. (i.e. I want to
> leave the original filesystem intact).

Yes, although I'm not sure if the initrd there will interfere unless
you give it with the '--initfs, -n' option (if you use one that is).

The component flashing only touches the component(s) specified AFAIK,
but it's entirely a different matter if the components work together
:)

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Kalle Vahlman, zuh at iki.fi
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