Linux doesn not boot from u-boot on ML403

Josh Boyer jwboyer at jdub.homelinux.org
Mon Sep 24 05:44:33 EST 2007


On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:32:25 -0600
"Grant Likely" <grant.likely at secretlab.ca> wrote:

> On 9/23/07, Miroslaw Dach <miroslaw.dach at psi.ch> wrote:
> > Hi Grant,
> >
> > Thank you very much for your advices which were very valuable for me.
> >
> > Recently I have followed your advice to move from kernel 2.6.21 to the
> > higher one in order to have the possibility to boot the kernel from
> > u-boot. I have copied across from you git tree the latest version of linux
> > kernel 2.6.23 rc-2.
> >
> > It compiles successfully with some warnings like below:
> >   MODPOST vmlinux.o
> > WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x223c): Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:early_init (between 'start_here' and 'initial_mmu')
> > WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x2254): Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:machine_init (between 'start_here' and 'initial_mmu')
> > WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x2258): Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:MMU_init (between 'start_here' and 'initial_mmu')
> > WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x22b2): Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:start_kernel (between 'start_here' and 'initial_mmu')
> > WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x22b6): Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:start_kernel (between 'start_here' and 'initial_mmu')
> >    LD      vmlinux
> 
> Yes, I see this warning too.  I haven't had a chance to debug it.

This warning should be fixed in arch/powerpc.  You could probably look
at the fix there and port it to arch/ppc.

josh


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