From: Matt Sealey <matt@genesi-usa.com>
To: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: Efika, initrd and current kernel
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:29:17 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <46FF7A7D.6040300@genesi-usa.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9e4733910709292205p7b1cdda9m661b241908fdedab@mail.gmail.com>
How did you build the kernel?
--
Matt Sealey <matt@genesi-usa.com>
Genesi, Manager, Developer Relations
Jon Smirl wrote:
> I'm trying to boot a current kernel on the Efika like this:
> boot hd:0 efika init=/linuxrc root=/dev/ram0 looptype=squashfs
> loop=/squashfs.img cdroot
>
> It is not finding the initrd.
> I added some printks and start_initrd is not getting set.
>
> The 2.6.19 gentoo kernel described here boots and finds the same initrd
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/Efika
>
> Something is missing in the hand off from the OF to the kernel code.
> I'm poking around in powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
> looking for answers.
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-09-30 11:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-09-30 5:05 Efika, initrd and current kernel Jon Smirl
2007-09-30 10:29 ` Matt Sealey [this message]
2007-09-30 14:09 ` Jon Smirl
2007-09-30 14:19 ` Sven Luther
2007-09-30 14:28 ` Jon Smirl
2007-09-30 16:22 ` Matt Sealey
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