From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: daniel@caiaq.de (Daniel Mack) Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:15:01 +0100 Subject: imx27 - hanging at freeing init memory -- getting some junk characters here after on console .. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20091104131500.GZ14091@buzzloop.caiaq.de> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 01:09:32PM +0530, Vadivelan M wrote: > I am porting Linux-2.6.28 Kernel on IMX27based board. > Filesystem is mounted and after that we are getting message Freeing init > memory and some junk characters are coming. Keyboards are responding. > Can anybody help us in this regard. > > Thanks, > > Please see the following logs .. > > Launch LinuxUncompressing > Linux...................................................................... > done, booting the kernel. > Linux version 2.6.28-arm2 (root at localhost.localdomain) (gcc version > 4.1.1) #75 Wed Oct 28 13:12:53 IST 2009 > CPU: ARM926EJ-S [41069264] revision 4 (ARMv5TEJ), cr=00053177 > CPU: VIVT data cache, VIVT instruction cache > Machine: Freescale i.MX27ADS > Kernel command line: root=/dev/ram rw mem=64M console=ttymxc0,115200 Your kernel uses 115200 baud to output these messages ... [...] > EXT2-fs warning: mounting unchecked fs, running e2fsck is recommended > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem). > Freeing init memory: 92K > > After this some junk characters are coming like .... > > ��֍�򁰠0^ޝ��r�'���j��r:�������:��M�.��D�d�z.?��.T��8V�`�T���V잊]nn]^ｸ�m8m��^�.�m�.E��N��8��6���:]��� ... and in your inittab, there seems to be a getty registered which operates at a different speed. Change either of the two and you should be fine. Daniel