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@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ Consider a simple scenario, where a PPC Linux kernel built from sources on the
development host is to be booted old-style (non-FDT) by U-Boot on an embedded
target. Assume that the outcome of the build is vmlinux.bin.gz, a file which
contains a gzip-compressed PPC Linux kernel (the only data file in this case).
-The uImage can be produced using the image source file examples/kernel.its
-(note that kernel.its assumes that vmlinux.bin.gz is in the current working
-directory; if desired, an alternative path can be specified in the kernel.its
-file). Here's how to create the image and inspect its contents:
+The uImage can be produced using the image source file
+doc/uImage.FIT/kernel.its (note that kernel.its assumes that vmlinux.bin.gz is
+in the current working directory; if desired, an alternative path can be
+specified in the kernel.its file). Here's how to create the image and inspect
+its contents:
[on the host system]
$ mkimage -f kernel.its kernel.itb
@@ -159,10 +160,10 @@ Example 2 -- new-style (FDT) kernel booting
Consider another simple scenario, where a PPC Linux kernel is to be booted
new-style, i.e., with a FDT blob. In this case there are two prerequisite data
files: vmlinux.bin.gz (Linux kernel) and target.dtb (FDT blob). The uImage can
-be produced using image source file examples/kernel_fdt.its like this (note
-again, that both prerequisite data files are assumed to be present in the
-current working directory -- image source file kernel_fdt.its can be modified
-to take the files from some other location if needed):
+be produced using image source file doc/uImage.FIT/kernel_fdt.its like this
+(note again, that both prerequisite data files are assumed to be present in
+the current working directory -- image source file kernel_fdt.its can be
+modified to take the files from some other location if needed):
[on the host system]
$ mkimage -f kernel_fdt.its kernel_fdt.itb
@@ -292,5 +293,5 @@ Bytes transferred = 1109776 (10ef10 hex)
Example 3 -- advanced booting
-----------------------------
-Refer to examples/multi.its for an image source file that allows more
+Refer to doc/uImage.FIT/multi.its for an image source file that allows more
sophisticated booting scenarios (multiple kernels, ramdisks and fdt blobs).