problem with using elf2flash!!!

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my vmlinux is only 1.3M Bytes 

 when i use: elf2flash --base=0x0 --end=0x3fffff --reset=0x0 --input=vmlinux --output=ext_flash.flash --boot=$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/components/altera_nios2/boot_loader_cfi.srec  i get the ext_flash.flash with the size of 3.6M Bytes, why the final file became so big, is the boot copier takes up 2.3M bytes?   i think the boot loader is no more then 500k bytes , why the .flash file became so big?

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--- Quote Start ---  originally posted by leadensky@Aug 22 2006, 02:30 AM my vmlinux is only 1.3m bytes  when i use: elf2flash --base=0x0 --end=0x3fffff --reset=0x0 --input=vmlinux --output=ext_flash.flash --boot=$sopc_kit_nios2/components/altera_nios2/boot_loader_cfi.srec  i get the ext_flash.flash with the size of 3.6m bytes, why the final file became so big, is the boot copier takes up 2.3m bytes?   i think the boot loader is no more then 500k bytes , why the .flash file became so big? <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=17753)  --- quote end ---    --- Quote End ---    Hi, the .flash-File is a Ascii-Hex File. One Byte is coded in more bytes....  Marco

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--- Quote Start ---  originally posted by mabcom@Aug 22 2006, 03:41 PM hi, the .flash-file is a ascii-hex file. one byte is coded in more bytes....  marco <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=17754)  --- quote end ---    --- Quote End ---    Thank you i have read the data in the flash, the actual playload is less than 1.4M bytes, so if i use a flash with the size of 2M, it will work with no problem when i use: nios2-flash-programmer --base=0 ext_flash.flash, with the 3.5M bytes ext_flash.flash file ?