Re: The kernel halt after "transferring control to linux(0x000000)..." on HD860(MPC860SR) board kernel 2.4.25, and 2.6.12
From: Wolfgang Denk <hidden>
Date: 2005-08-05 09:16:33
In message [off-list ref] you wrote:
I meet a problem when porting kernel 2.4.25,and 2.6.12 to a HD860 board: Whatever your config, or whatever you patch, set ppcboot enviroment, whether use ramdisk or nfs, the kernel all display a message then halt.
How do you define "halt"? There is no "halt" instruction in the CPU, so it must be doing "something".
The log_buf in Memory display that the kernel has problem at : 1. /init/main.c calibrate_delay() ; 2. /init/main.c do_initcalls() do while dead loop!! 3. /init/do_mounts.c mount_root()
Locate the problems and fix them.
Does it need any patches? thanks! The kernel 2.4.25 is from ELDK 3.1.1, 2.6.12.3 is from kernel.org
this kernel works fine on many, many other boards. It's extremely likely that the problems are caused by your port only. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd@denx.de A person who is more than casually interested in computers should be well schooled in machine language, since it is a fundamental part of a computer. -- Donald Knuth