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On 11/16/06, Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> wrote:
>
> You don't.  It's not necessary.  MD_ROOT_SIZE only reserves
> space in the kernel image.  Then you can use strings(1) to
> find the offset in the kernel image, and then write your
> image into the reserved space with standard shell tools.
>

Thanks a lot for the elaborate explanation.

>
> I don't know u-boot.  What is that?
>

u-boot is a bootloader popular in embedded systems. Its often used with Linux.

Regards,
aditya