From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: linux@baker-net.org.uk (Adam Baker) Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:18:09 +0100 Subject: Kernel 3.4 on Dreamplug: no serial console In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3643648.ul01ikopg8@gromit> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Saturday 02 Jun 2012 12:20:59 Hans Kr?ner wrote: > Hello, > > I built a 3.4 kernel by grabbing the sources off kernel.org at > /pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/linux-3.4.tar.bz2 > > I built both the uImage with FDT support for the Dreamplug and it's > respective dtb, and placed them on the Dreamplug's internal SD. I made > minor tweaks to my U-boot env to handle FDT and proceeded to boot. > > At first I thought the Dreamplug was hanging while booting the kernel, since > the console hangs at "Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel." > However, doing the "post mortem" analysis and using U-boot to look at > __log_buf, I could see the kernel actually booting fine. I let it boot and > then SSHd into the box, everything seems fine. your .config doesn't seem to be attached but this sounds similiar to the problem I had when converting a kernel config to FDT because I didn't have CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM=y which is needed to support configuring serial ports with FDT Hope that Helps Adam