Re: [parisc-linux] palo issues

["Alex Green" <alexdgreen@hotmail.com>]

I ran file against my new kernel and the output is the same as the currently
booting kernel.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Bame" <bame@fc.hp.com>
To: "Alex Green" <alexdgreen@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] palo issues


> > ok, well i got the PALO to start however it now crashes with the
following
> > error:
> >
> > Couldn't grok your kernel executable formatERROR: failed to load kernel.
> >
> > What does this mean?
>
> The normal reason for this error is that the file isn't an elf32
> or elf64 executable.  Common mistakes are using a lifimage instead
> of a 'vmlinux' (e.g., elf kernel).  Once someone used a tarball
> (of the pre-built kernels on ftp.parisc-linux.org/kernels/32) without
> unpacking it first.
>
> Run 'file' on what you're telling palo to load.
>
> -P
>