2.6.24 for mpc8458amc

maxime louvel m.louvel at gmail.com
Wed Feb 20 01:42:16 EST 2008


Thanks for your answer,

I am going to check this ppc / powerpc things.
I should use the architecture powerpc, don't I?

I'm not really sure I have understand what do you want to do with a
BDI-2000.
I access the cards through a serial line directly.

cheers,
Maxime

On Feb 19, 2008 2:24 PM, Jon Loeliger <jdl at freescale.com> wrote:

> maxime louvel wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to make a 2.6.24 vanilla kernel boot (an work fine in a
> > second time) on a mpc8548amc board.
> > I have add the platform specific stuff from the sources of the current
> > kernel running on the cards.
> > What I have basically add is:
> > - a folder mpc8548amc, in the config/platform directory, which allow to
> > select the mpc8548amc as the supported platform
> > - add the following files:
> >   - arch/ppc/configs/mpc8548amc_defconfig
> >   - arch/ppc/configs/platforms/85xx/mpc_8548_amc.h and .c
> > - I have used the dts of an another platform (mpc8548cds) which seems
> > quite the same, but I haven't got any confirmation of that yet.
>
> Uh, let's clear up minor confusion here.  Are you using
> ARCH=ppc or ARCH=powerpc?  I'm surprised to see that there
> is mention of arch/ppc/... above.  Are you sure this is an
> ARCH=ppc build?  You won't need a DTS file at all then.
>
> But if you are using a DTS file, and I suspect you should,
> then this is ARCH=powerpc.
>
> > When I am booting the kernel image I get:
> >
> > AMC=> dhcp 0x1000000 uImage.amc.2.6.24
> > Speed: 1000, full duplex
> > BOOTP broadcast 1
> > DHCP client bound to address 10.255.255.2 <http://10.255.255.2/>
> > Using eTSEC0 device
> > TFTP from server 0.0.0.0 <http://0.0.0.0/>; our IP address is
> > 10.255.255.2 <http://10.255.255.2/>; sending through gateway 10.1.1.1
> > <http://10.1.1.1/>
> > Filename 'uImage.amc.2.6.24'.
> > Load address: 0x1000000
> > Loading: ##############################
> > ###################################
> >
> #################################################################
> >
> #################################################################
> >
> #################################################################
> >
> #################################################################
> >         ###########################
> > done
> > Bytes transferred = 1802102 (1b7f76 hex)
> > AMC=> bootm 0x1000000
> > ## Booting image at 01000000 ...
> >   Image Name:   Linux-2.6.24
> >   Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
> >   Data Size:    1802038 Bytes =  1.7 MB
> >   Load Address: 00000000
> >   Entry Point:  00000000
> >   Verifying Checksum ... OK
> >   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
> >
> > No further messages...
> >
> > Does someone has an idea ?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Maxime
> >
>
> Did you download a DTB file and use it on the bootm
> command?  Nope.
>
> This is really a FAQ failure mode.  Are you sure
> you have the console set up properly?  Any chance
> you can get to the __log_buf with a BDI-2000?
>
> Thanks,
> jdl
>



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