2.4.20-ben8 vmlinux.coff CLAIM error on PowerMac 4400

[Olaf Hering]

 On Thu, Mar 13, mikpe at csd.uu.se wrote:

> Olaf Hering writes:
>  >  On Thu, Mar 13, mikpe at csd.uu.se wrote:
>  >
>  > > vmlinux.coff built from 2.4.20-ben8 fails immediately at boot
>  > > on my old-world PowerMac 4400 (OF 2.0.2) with a CLAIM error:
>  > >
>  > > 0> boot fd:vmlinux.coff root=/dev/hda8 loading XCOFF
>  > > tsize=5E40 dsize=C500C bsize=215DC entry=500000
>  > > SECTIONS:
>  > > .text	00500000 00500000 00005E40 000000D4
>  > > .data	00506000 00506000 000C500C 00005F14
>  > > .bss	005CB000 005CB000 000215DC 00000000
>  > > loading .text, done..
>  > > loading .data, done..
>  > > clearing .bssCLAIM failed
>  >
>  > Can you provide the 'printenv' output? Does flushing the pram help?
>  > And my patch does fix the 'loading .data' error, your bug is different.
>  >
>  > Does the vmlinux.coff from http://penguinppc.org/~olaf/2.4.6/ boot?
>
> Yes! Your 2.4.6 vmlinux.coff booted from floppy without problems.

I'm not sure if the 2.4.18 version fits on a floppy, but it should still
boot.

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