From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:49:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from qb-out-0506.google.com ([72.14.204.230]:40872 "EHLO qb-out-0506.google.com") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S20021734AbXCHMtV (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Mar 2007 12:49:21 +0000 Received: by qb-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id e12so822992qba for ; Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:48:11 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=gJetEInnqI2PnzRBo5AC6cqG7Sv9wXgcJGM3dR51WrhDjRSDTWKvrEugMGb9xD7ZkAySHqR7hHOOQCgLRZV/TSsK7uOwCgCHfR8hLoVcEKOfvl+qL/QHBZPtWEz1tz7CfEmq3O/CO7oQEaGPkQS5Rq0PQj/NqHD3HffMhxZG+L8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=qmvQkhAYNHcfweufxYnF5KcHynR8ugJdk2LuPE9eI6rNHMixxJ8LwgH8bXnkM7RrtC+Rynqv5kkPoIvrt1Z1mDWY5IIMCSyUwL+o8HiVAZYW+xGhm7KTVD23ZGxexH10L+0rTxJ8+GG+VhObXJPpQWZJ1YiwE9M66GZmVAwtIxM= Received: by 10.114.152.17 with SMTP id z17mr133140wad.1173358090775; Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:48:10 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.114.136.11 with HTTP; Thu, 8 Mar 2007 04:48:10 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 13:48:10 +0100 From: "Franck Bui-Huu" To: "Jim Gifford" Subject: Re: Building 64 bit kernel on Cobalt Cc: "Ralf Baechle" , "Linux MIPS List" In-Reply-To: <45EFA92C.3070203@jg555.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <45EB53D5.8060007@jg555.com> <20070304232731.GA25039@linux-mips.org> <45EFA92C.3070203@jg555.com> 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: 14394 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: vagabon.xyz@gmail.com Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips Hi, On 3/8/07, Jim Gifford wrote: > Ralf Baechle wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 03:18:45PM -0800, Jim Gifford wrote: > > > > > >> Last working Kernel was 2.6.19 series. > >> It seems that I broke things again :( > >> Some changes from 2.6.19 and the 2.6.20 make it impossible to build a 64 > >> bit kernel to boot on the cobalt. Ya, I know why, building a N32 > >> actually but need a 64 bit kernel in order to do that. Anyone got any > >> suggestions. Looking through the difference between the kernels to > >> figure this out, but it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Any > >> suggestions as to a starting point? > >> > > > > Try git-bisect to track down the changeset that broke things. > > > > Ralf > > > > > We got it nailed down to arch/mips/kernel /setup.c. But we have not > isolated which change is actually causing it. > Do you use any initrd ? If so how do you pass its address to the kernel ? What is your kernel load address ? can you send your .config file you're using ? > We do know that reverting back to the 2.6.19.x arch/mips/kernel /setup.c > will fix the issue. We will continue to dwindle it down until we come up > with the offender. > > What did the console say ? If nothing early console may help if available. thanks -- Franck