MBX860: How to boot with initrd ?
From: Wolfgang Denk <hidden>
Date: 1999-01-08 23:49:17
Hi, I'm trying to boot with `initrd' support on a MBX860 system. I know how to configure and build the kernel, and I know how to build the disk image, and I even seem to be able to build the zImage.initrd image. But I must be missing something, because such an image will not boot; all I see is: ... Bytes Received =&941768, Bytes Loaded =&941768 Bytes/Second =&134538, Elapsed Time =7 Second(s)loaded at: 00210000 0030E440 relocated to: 00100000 001FE440 board data at: 023F4228 023F4250 relocated to: 00200100 00200128 zimage at: 00216000 002674C9 relocated to: 023A3000 023F44C9 initrd at: 002674C9 002E45DF avail ram: 0030E440 023A3000 Linux/PPC load: console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8 Uncompressing Linux...done. Now booting the kernel Then the system hangs, and I have to reset it. Any help appreciated... Let's assume that I want to populate the `initrd' with exactly the same files as included in the `mbxroot.min.tgz' example. [This is what I'm testing with, additionally I have only added a link `/linuxrc' which points to `/bin/sh']. What might be missing? I'm sure it's just a minor detail, however critical :-( TIA, Wolfgang -- Phone: (+49)-89-95720-110 Fax: (+49)-89-95720-112 wd@denx.muc.de Office: (+49)-89-722-27328 Wolfgang.Denk@ICN.Siemens.DE He who hesitates is not only lost, but miles from the next exit. [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. To unsubscribe from linuxppc-dev, send ]] [[ the message 'unsubscribe' to linuxppc-dev-request@lists.linuxppc.org ]]