[Cbe-oss-dev] Help installing a custom kernel on PS3

[Andrea]

On 01/01/10 15:01, Andrea wrote:
> On 01/01/10 03:30, Geoff Levand wrote:
>> On 12/31/2009 12:40 PM, Andrea wrote:
>>> How would I install "vmlinuz"? I've tried "make zImage", but the file zImage does not look like a
>>> bootable kernel.
>>
>> Why not?
>>
>> What happens if you try to boot or kexec it?
> 
> I've tried to use kexec and this is what I get
> 
> [root at ps3 boot]# kexec -l /boot/vmlinux-2.6.32.2 --append="ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_ps3-lv_root
> video=ps3fb:mode:3" --initrd=/boot/initramfs-2.6.32.2.img
> get_memory_ranges(): Unsupported platform
> Could not get memory layout
> 
> This is the version
> 
> kexec-tools-2.0.0-28.fc12.ppc.rpm
> 
> Whose fault is it?

I guess it's Fedora's! there is not a kexec-tools.ppc64.

I recompiled kexec 2.0.1 for ppc64 and so far it worked.
Will keep you posted on further development (e.g. if the kernel actually boots...)

>>
>> The command 'make V=1 zImage' should show the commands used to build zImage.
>>
>> -Geoff
>>
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