Re: [Xenomai-help] Problems when cross-compiling Xenomai

[Gilles Chanteperdrix <gilles.chanteperdrix@xenomai.org>]

Felipe Brandão Cavalcanti wrote:
> OK - I did apply the patch to 2.6.30.10, with some very minor modifications
> in the sound system and in the headers (MACH_TYPE_IGEP0020 wasn't defined).
> I also applied the latest Adeos Ipipe patch.
> 
> However, the compiled kernel doesn't boot - it actually just sits there,
> doing nothing:
> 
> Bytes transferred = 2555616 (26fee0 hex)
> ## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 80000000 ...
>    Image Name:   Linux-2.6.30.10
>    Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
>    Data Size:    2555552 Bytes =  2.4 MB
>    Load Address: 80008000
>    Entry Point:  80008000
>    Verifying Checksum ... OK
>    Loading Kernel Image ... OK
> OK
> 
> Starting kernel ...
> 
> Uncompressing
> Linux..................................................................................................................................................................
> done, booting the kernel.
> 
> My guess is that Linux is simply not sending anything through my serial
> (i.e., debug) port. Should I attempt to port over the serial driver, or is
> this something else?
> I am also downloading kernel 2.6.32 to see if I can make it boot on my IGEP.

Do you pass the proper "console=" argument to the kernel? Is the support
for serial driver enabled in the kernel?

If yes, then apply trick #1 from the "Tips and tricks" section in the
"porting I-pipe to a new board" HOWTO on Xenomai website.


-- 
					    Gilles.