From: Dan Malek <dmalek@jlc.net>
To: Francois Guimond <fguimond@pplmail.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject: Re: Linux ppc newbie boot sequense
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 17:59:40 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3839CADC.CCDB6C7E@jlc.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 383993F5.BCE4A507@pplmail.com
Francois Guimond wrote:
> I am trying to install a linux kernel on MPC8240 cpu in a limited flash
> space.
> (Motorola sandpoint evaluation platform 512kb flash 32MB ram and dink32
> software)
OK, I guess it is time to post what I have. This is kinda, sorta running.
> I have got a PPC zImage compiled.
Unless you make a few changes in arch/ppc/kernel, including creating
some 8240 specific start up functions, it won't matter where you
place the First Instruction :-).
> Because there is no CPM in it, I wanted to postpone the networking
> features.
> It means no root over nfs...
No, this works fine with a PCI Ethernet card.
Since the 8240/Sandpoint has such a small flash rom, it is your
only choice. There isn't room to store a Linux kernel or compressed
ram disk. You have to download the kernel over the serial port and
use diskless NFS. Even though it has a standard IDE and floppy
interface, there are no provisions in Dink to load an image from
these.......Guess it is time to write yet another Linux flash rom.
-- Dan
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-11-22 22:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-11-22 19:05 Linux ppc newbie boot sequense Francois Guimond
1999-11-22 22:59 ` Dan Malek [this message]
1999-11-23 16:03 ` Francois Guimond
1999-11-23 18:04 ` Dan Malek
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