Newbie and linux on virtex-II ppc

[schardt <g.schardt@fz-juelich.de>]

Hello,

im a student from germany and i try to run linux on a virtex-II with
integrated powerpc.
i use the developer board DS-DB-2VP4/7-FG456 from Memec ( i think its
now avnet)

i hope my questions are not too stupid :-)

what is running :

  - Xilinx EDK project (standalone program running fine, and BSP files
are generated)
    the project has only one UARTLITE, 82MB SDRAM and a few kByte
blockram, and the systemace interface
 
  - crosscompiler toolchain works

  - after modified some defines in the xparameters.h i got a linux 2.4.
kernel (linuxppc) without compiler errors
    and yes, the uartlite driver is enabled :)


but, when downloading the zImage.elf via XMD to the SDRAM and starting
it with the run command nothing happens , or  i think that nothings
happens because the serial port is quiet.

is it possible to run a kernel that way ? or need i some kind of
bootloader ?
or is this complete the wrong way ?

Regards
Georg



 
 





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