Re: [Ltib] 2.6.24 for mpc8458amc

[Stuart Hughes]

Hi Maxime,

At this stage I think you'd probably get more help from the linux-ppc
kernel mailing list.

Regards, Stuart

On Tue, 2008-02-19 at 11:30 +0000, maxime louvel wrote:
> Thanks,
> 
> I haven't been able to build the kernel without LTIB...
> I have tried to build it with an embedded compiler but get an internal
> assembler error....
> 
> regards,
> Maxime
> 
> On Feb 19, 2008 10:53 AM, Stuart Hughes <address@hidden> wrote:
>         Hi Maxime,
>         
>         This is not really an LTIB question, you'd probably get more
>         help on a
>         linux-ppc kernel mailing list.
>         
>         Can you boot this kernel if built outside of LTIB?  If so,
>         which cross
>         compiler did you use?
>         
>         Regards, Stuart
>         
>         
>         
>         On Tue, 2008-02-19 at 09:46 +0000, 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 got the last LTIB version from the public svn and 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 in the
>         first screen
>         > of the LTIB installation
>         > - 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.
>         >
>         > When I am booting the kernel image built by LTIB here is
>         what 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
>         > Using eTSEC0 device
>         > TFTP from server 0.0.0.0; our IP address is 10.255.255.2;
>         sending
>         > through gateway 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
>         >
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