[ECOS] Re: unable to execute linux kernel with Redboot

["Amitesh Singh" <singh.amitesh@gmail.com>]

Hi
 I am assuming that ur RootFS lives in RAM.
RedBoot>load -r -v -b 0x01600000
RedBot> load -r -v -b 0x00800000 ramdisk.gz
RedBoot> exec -b 0x01600000 -l 0x10000 -c "console=ttyS0,115200
root=/dev/ram0 initrd=0x00800000,8M mem=32M@0x00000000"

Note: 8M is ur RamDisk size and 32M is ur SD RAM size.

Let me know if it works.

Best Regards
Amitesh Singh
http://www.amitesh.info



On 9/4/06, Claudio Scordino <cloud.of.andor@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 04 September 2006 12:20, Claudio Scordino wrote:
> > >>>>> Jan van de Wijdeven writes:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > I'm unable to run a linux kernel from the Redboot bootloader. I'm
> > > using a XScale board through a serial port.
> > >
> > > First I load the zImage into memory with the "load" command. Then I
> > > give the "exec" command. This doesn't do anything and I have to reset
> > > the board. I've been trying to find a solution and some people speak
> > > of an entry point for the linux kernel. My redboot manual states this
> > > to be 0xc0008000 for the SA1100, but since this processor is similar
> > > to the XScale I tried that one.
> > > Here's the command I give:
> >
> > 0xc0008000 is the kernel entry point, not the zImage entry port. And its
> > wrong for XScale.
> >
> > RedBoot> exec 0xc0008000 -c "console=ttyS0,115200n8"
> >
> > > Using base address 0x00017c00 and length 0x000b1660
> > >
> > > Then nothing happens.
> >
> > No surprise.
> >
> > > Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? The redboot manual doesn't
> > > give me any more information.
> >
> > You need to find out where the zImage wants to be. This depends on the
> > kernel version with later zImage being relocatable. If not relocatable,
> > you want to use ZTEXTADDR. ZTEXTADDR is a physical address, so you need
> > to convert to virtual address for RedBoot to use for the load command.
> > ZTEXTADDR is typically defined in arch/arm/boot/Makefile.
> >
> > So, assume ZTEXTADDR is 0xA0080000. Just clear the top bits to get the
> > virtual address in RedBoot (at least for most XScale boards). In this
> > case, 0x80000. Therefore, something like this should work:
> >
> >   RedBoot> load -r -b 0x80000 zImage
> >   RedBoot> exec -b 0x80000 -l 0 -c "console=ttyS0,115200" 0xA0080000
> >
> > Note that the last part of the exec command is the physical address.
> > This should also work for a relocatable zImage.
>
> Hi,
>
>      I'm having the same problem with my IXDP465 board with RedBoot 2.02.
>
> My documentation suggests to use
>
> load -r -v -b 0x01600000 zImage
> load -r -v -b 0x00800000 ramdisk.gz
>
> which does not work.
>
> My linux-2.6.x/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile sets ZTEXTADDR to 0, so
> based on Mark's instructions, my RedBoot commands would be something like
>
> RedBoot> load -r -b 0x0000 zImage
> RedBoot> exec -b 0x0000 -l 0 -c "console=ttyS0,115200" 0x000000
>
> which is very odd, and probably makes no sense.
>
> Any suggestion is welcome.
>
> Many thanks,
>
>                 Claudio
>
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