From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Sat, 05 Nov 2005 23:18:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64]:15597 "EHLO sccrmhc13.comcast.net") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S8133631AbVKEXS3 (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Nov 2005 23:18:29 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.15] (pcp04414054pcs.nrockv01.md.comcast.net[69.140.185.48]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with ESMTP id <2005110523192001300bf0s1e>; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 23:19:25 +0000 Message-ID: <436D3DF7.5000002@gentoo.org> Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:19:19 -0500 From: Kumba User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.4.1 (Windows/20051006) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Linux MIPS List Subject: Re: MIPS - 64bit woes References: <436D0061.5070100@jg555.com> In-Reply-To: <436D0061.5070100@jg555.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 9428 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: kumba@gentoo.org Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips Jim Gifford wrote: > I've been working on getting the RaQ2 to work with the current 2.6.14 > kernel, but no luck at all. The last success I had was with 2.6.12.x > series. > > I'm looking for ideas, patches or whatever to get this working again. I > know it has to do with the kernel using 32bit addressing instead of 64 > bit, but have no clue where to start. > > Here is what I get when I attempt to boot it. > > > nfs 172.16.0.1 /nfsroot boot/vmlinux-2.6.14.gz > nfs: mounted "/nfsroot" > nfs: lookup "boot" > nfs: lookup "vmlinux-2.6.14.gz" > nfs: mode <0100755> > 1349KB loaded (899KB/sec) > 001512e8 1381096t > nfs: unmounted "/nfsroot" > > execute root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=172.16.0.1:/nfsroot > console=ttyS0,115200 ip=dhcp > elf64: 00080000 - 003b901f (ffffffff.80357000) (ffffffff.80000000) > elf64: ffffffff.80080000 (80080000) 3170438t + 208794t > net: interface down > > Thanx for all your assistance. Hmm, I'm unable to boot a 64bit kernel on either IP27 or IP30 here. Appears to die very early in the kernel code. It looks like your kernel also dies before doing anything meaningful, so I wonder if this is some common thing. --Kumba -- Gentoo/MIPS Team Lead Gentoo Foundation Board of Trustees "Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere." --Elrond