[Cbe-oss-dev] Can't boot PS3 without using initrd

[Jonathan Adamczewski]

Geoff Levand wrote:
> On 06/01/2009 07:22 PM, Jonathan Adamczewski wrote:
>> I've been trying to set up an initrd-free boot for my PS3 without
>> success.  I've built everything I can identify as being necessary
>> into the kernel, turned off initrd support, and get a kernel that
>> loads, flashes some penguins and text to the screen for the briefest
>> of moments and then the screen goes black and the system freezes -
>> no lights indicating activity, press the power button until the
>> second beep to shutdown.
>>
>> Any ideas?
> 
> ps3_defconfig does not use an initrd. I recommend you start with that,
> then after your system will boot, try tuning your own config.

Presumably ps3_defconfig will never boot from USB/CF without an
initrd, as the USB drivers are built as modules?


> 
> BTW, to test you can setup your bootloader to load the kernel over
> the network using tftp or http.  That way you don't need to get the
> ps3 bootable just to copy a kernel to the ps3 HD.  The modules won't
> be on the ps3 HD, but it you can debug this problem without them.

I'll try a few more things (including NFS).  Thanks for your
suggestions.

j.