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why the size of image become large?

Altera_Forum
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‎08-01-2006 03:48 PM
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now I have a image of linux . the size is 1.5 M , I use the next command 

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/elf2flash --base=0x00000000 --end=0xffffff --reset=0x0 --inp 

ut=vmlinux --output=ext_vmlinux.flash --boot=$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/components/alter 

a_nios2/boot_loader_cfi.srec 

# Programming flash with the project 

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/nios2-flash-programmer --base=0x00000000 ext_vmlinux.flash 

 

so i get ext_vmlinux.flash . but i find a problem . the size of ext_vmlinux.flash become very large . it have 3.5M . 

so I want to know why . when I choose a flah . should we select 2M or 4M . 

how to get the size of flash .  

pls help me !
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