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%SECTION0{name=HowCanILoadAndUncompressACompressedImage}% How can I load and uncompress a compressed image

   Question:: Can I use U-Boot to load and uncompress a compressed
    image from flash into RAM? And can I choose whether I want to 
    automatically run it at that time, or wait until later?

   Answer:: Yes to both questions.  First, you should generate your
    image as type _"standalone"_ (using ="mkimage ... -T standalone ..."=).
    When you use the =bootm= command for such an image, U-Boot will
    automatically uncompress the code while it is storing it at that
    image's _load address_ in RAM (given by the =-a= option to the =mkimage= 
    command).
    <br><br>
    As to the second question, by default, unless you say differently, 
    U-Boot will automatically start the image by jumping to its entry
    point (given by the =-e= option to =mkimage=) after loading it.
    If you want to prevent automatic execution, just set the environment variable 
    ="autostart"= to ="no"= (="setenv autostart no"=) before running =bootm=.

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