Linux boot on a ppc 405

Stephen Neuendorffer stephen.neuendorffer at xilinx.com
Tue Jan 29 09:55:04 EST 2008


You have to look at the System.map file, find the __log_buf symbol, and
then look at the address manually.

Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linuxppc-embedded-bounces+stephen=neuendorffer.name at ozlabs.org
[mailto:linuxppc-embedded-
> bounces+stephen=neuendorffer.name at ozlabs.org] On Behalf Of Ricardo
Ayres Severo
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:53 PM
> Cc: linuxppc-embedded at ozlabs.org
> Subject: Re: Linux boot on a ppc 405
> 
> Grant,
> 
> my output is the following:
> 
> loaded at:     00400000 004E919C
> 
> board data at: 00000000 0000007C
> 
> relocated to:  00404040 004040BC
> 
> zimage at:     00404E2C 004E620A
> 
> avail ram:     004EA000 8DA05119
> 
> 
> Linux/PPC load: console=ttyUL0,9600
> 
> Uncompressing Linux...done.
> 
> Now booting the kernel
> 
> 
> 
> nothing shows up next.
> I tried to look at __log_buf but the debugger doesn't recognize it.
> The debugger only knows the code of the part that boots the kernel.
> I also tried setting ttyUL0 and ttyS0 for the linux console.
> Any ideas of how I can get the real position of __log_buf?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> On Jan 27, 2008 7:15 PM, Grant Likely <grant.likely at secretlab.ca>
wrote:
> > On 1/27/08, Ricardo Severo <severo.ricardo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I am working with a Xilinx Virtex II Pro  evaluation board, wich
has two
> > > PowerPC 405 and I'm trying to boot a vanilla linux kernel
2.6.23.14.
> > > Until now I've manged to make it uncompress the kernel, but it
doesn't boot.
> > > My question is how the initial execution (the one who uncompresses
the
> > > kernel image) transfers the processor to the kernel itself. I've
looked
> > > in the arch/ppc/boot/simple/relocate.S code and it jumps to the
position
> > > 0x0 after uncompressing, is it right? The kernel is uncompressed
at that
> > > position?
> >
> > Post your output log please.
> >
> > If your getting a message that the kernel is uncompressing, but you
> > don't have any output beyond that then most likely your console is
not
> > setup correctly.  If you've got a debugger, look at memory at the
> > __log_buf location to see if there are any boot logs there.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > g.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
> > Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.
> >
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Ricardo Ayres Severo <severo.ricardo at gmail.com>
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