kernel 2.6.12.2, octobus ppc405EP: GUNZIP ERROR - must RESET board to recover

kernel 2.6.12.2, octobus ppc405EP: GUNZIP ERROR - must RESET board to recover

[Peter Fercher]

hi,

trying to run a 2.6.12.2 on a octubus board i get.. (console print =
follows)



U-Boot 1.1.0 (May 11 2004 - 12:01:24)

=20

CPU:   IBM PowerPC 405EP Rev. B at 133.333 MHz (PLB=3D133, OPB=3D66, =
EBC=3D33 MHz)

       IIC Boot EEPROM disabled

       PCI async ext clock used, internal PCI arbiter enabled

       16 kB I-Cache 16 kB D-Cache

OCTOBUS Board: ### No HW ID - assuming OCTOBUS HPPC405

I2C:   ready

DRAM:  32 MB

FLASH:  4 MB

Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0

ENET Speed is 100 Mbps - FULL duplex connection

BOOTP broadcast 1

TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.2

Filename 'uImage-2.6.12.2'.

Load address: 0x100000

Loading: =
#################################################################

         =
#################################################################

         ##################################################

done

Bytes transferred =3D 919248 (e06d0 hex)

## Booting image at 00100000 ...

   Image Name:   Linux-2.6.12.2

   Created:      2005-09-19   9:03:08 UTC

   Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)

   Data Size:    919184 Bytes =3D 897.6 kB

   Load Address: 00000000

   Entry Point:  00000000

   Verifying Checksum ... OK

   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... Error: inflate() returned -3

GUNZIP ERROR - must RESET board to recover.



any hints ?
cheers, peter

Re: kernel 2.6.12.2, octobus ppc405EP: GUNZIP ERROR - must RESET board to recover

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <002e01c5bcfa$c500d860$dbe5fed4@scsad.scs.ch> you wrote:
> 
...
> TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.2
> Filename 'uImage-2.6.12.2'.
> Load address: 0x100000
...
>    Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
>    Data Size:    919184 Bytes = 897.6 kB
...
> GUNZIP ERROR - must RESET board to recover.

Your load address is much too low for a kernel that big.

> any hints ?

Yes. RTFM. RTFAQ. See especially
http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/LinuxUncompressingError

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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