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Re: big-endian Redboot and little-endian Linux for theXScale


>>>>> "Krishna" == Krishna Ganugapati <krishnag@marakicorp.com> writes:

Hi,

 Krishna> But I'm curious to know if it is possible to boot a
 Krishna> little-endian Linux off a big-endian Redboot and vice versa.
 Krishna> Could anyone shed some light on this?

Yes, I have done it on the Linksys NSLU2. Either byteswap all 32bit
words before uploading the kernel image or use the exec -X option.

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