AW: initrd rootfs ramdisk

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <000801c58153$54af2400$f201a8c0 at SN7606> you wrote:
> 
> >But the kernel prints the boot parameters just fine.
> 
> Maybe because i defined it in kernel configuration! But from u-boot i don´t
> get any arguments.

Then you must be using a wrong image type. Are you sure you use "make
uImage" to build your kernel image for U-Boot?

> I thougt i can give the linux kernel position from u-boot where initrd is
> located, but i have the same problem.

You don;t. U-Boot passes this information automatically.

> RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize
> loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
> VFS: Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or unknown-block(3,1)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> unknown-block(3,1)

Block device 3, 1 is /dev/hda1 - is your ramdisk known to be working?


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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