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22
23IMLS
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25
26imls is an implementation of a Linux command line tool to access
27to raw flash partitions and list images made with mkimage command.
28
29For building against older versions of the MTD headers (meaning before
30v2.6.8-rc1) it is required to pass the argument "MTD_VERSION=old" to
31make.
32
33Usage examples
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35
361) Flash with sectors of 128KiB and 32 sectors:
37
38> imls -c 32 -s 131072 /dev/mtd0
39Searching...
40Image Name: foo
41Created: Fri Apr 10 18:11:30 2009
42Image Type: Intel x86 Linux Standalone Program (uncompressed)
43Data Size: 10716 Bytes = 10.46 kB = 0.01 MB
44Load Address: 00000000
45Entry Point: 00000000
46
472) Flash with sectors of 64KiB and 128 sectors and with a search offset of one
48sector:
49
50> imls -o 1 -c 128 -s 65536 /dev/mtd0
51Searching...
52Image Name: foo
53Created: Fri Apr 10 18:11:30 2009
54Image Type: Intel x86 Linux Standalone Program (uncompressed)
55Data Size: 10716 Bytes = 10.46 kB = 0.01 MB
56Load Address: 00000000
57Entry Point: 00000000
58