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

[Geoff Levand]

On 01/01/2010 07:20 AM, Andrea wrote:
> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.

Is the problem the version of kexec-tools or the 32 bit
build?  Both 32 and 64 bit builds of kexec-tools should work
on PS3.

After you find out, please create a Fedora bug report and
put me on the CC list:

  http://bugzilla.redhat.com/

-Geoff