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Subject: Re: MPC8245 custom board, Linux 2.4 kernel hangs after uncompressing
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On 4/20/05, Kishore Devireddy <kishorekrd@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>=20
> I am trying to run Embedded linux (ELDK) (2.4 kerenl) on a custom powerpc=
 board,
> which is similar to Artis A3000 board. This board has
> mpc8245(XPC8245LZY266B), natsemi 83815 ethernet, 4MB intel e28f320
> flash, 16MB winbond w986432DH-6 SDRAM. So I configured and compiled
> U-boot for A3000 borad. U-boot worked on my board also. Next I
> compiled ELDK 3.0 for Sandpoint 8245 board and copied to flash. But
> linux hangs after uncompressing
>=20
> U-Boot 1.1.2 (Apr 14 2005 - 00:02:29)
>=20
> CPU:   MPC8245 Revision 1.2 at 249.999 MHz: 16 kB I-Cache 16 kB D-Cache
> Board: A3000 Local Bus at 99.999 MHz
> I2C:   ready
> DRAM:  16 MB
> FLASH: Get flash bank 0 @ 0xffc00000
> Manuf. ID @ 0xff800000: 0x00000089
> Device ID @ 0xff800001: 0x00000016
> ## Flash bank 0 at 0xffc00000 sizes: 0x00400000
> protect monitor fff00000 @ 40000
> protect environtment fffc0000 @ 20000
> ## Final Flash bank sizes: 00400000
> 4 MB
>       00  13  100b  0020  0200  ff
> In:    serial
> Out:   serial
> Err:   serial
> Net:   natsemi: EEPROM contents:
> ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff
> dp83815#0
> Warning: dp83815#0 MAC addresses don't match:
> Address in SROM is         FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
> Address in environment is  00:40:05:B0:F1:BA
>=20
> A3000> tftpboot 400000 uImage.eldk
> Using dp83815#0 device
> TFTP from server 192.168.1.124; our IP address is 192.168.1.54
> Filename 'uImage.eldk'.
> Load address: 0x400000
> Loading: ################################################################=
#
>        #################################################################
>        ###################
> done
> Bytes transferred =3D 757926 (b90a6 hex)
> A3000> bootm
> ## Booting image at 00400000 ...
>  Image Name:   Linux-2.4.25
>  Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
>  Data Size:    757862 Bytes =3D 740.1 kB
>  Load Address: 00000000
>  Entry Point:  00000000
>  Verifying Checksum ... OK
>  Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
>=20
> nothing happens after this until I reboot the board. I read u-boot FAQ
> and configured bd_info structure same for both u-boot and Linux. I
> found that CFG_IMMR is not applicable to MPC8245. I also used
> clocks_in_mhz variable also before loading Linux. I am stuck here.
> Could you please let me know what should I do next?

Quick check; Try 'printenv' in u-boot.  Make sure that 'bootargs'
specifies a console.  ie "bootargs=3Dconsole=3DttyS0,115200 root=3D/dev/nfs
..."

g.