From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mailout05.sul.t-online.com (mailout05.sul.t-online.com [194.25.134.82]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E408E68584 for ; Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:45:30 +1000 (EST) To: somshekar chandrashekar kadam From: Wolfgang Denk Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 In-reply-to: Your message of "14 Oct 2005 08:22:20 -0000." <20051014082220.32133.qmail@webmail10.rediffmail.com> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:45:12 +0200 Sender: wd@denx.de Message-Id: <20051014084512.7E8AA352B7B@atlas.denx.de> Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org Subject: Re: ramdisk image, unable to mount fs 01:00 List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , In message <20051014082220.32133.qmail@webmail10.rediffmail.com> you wrote: > > i got linux-2.4.25 from denx devel cvs kernel , when i try > to mount thr root fs , kernel panics giving the down message , There is no "down message" in your mail. > i have used tis ramdisk image for 2.4.18 stock kernel , > cant i use the same ramdisk as i have compiled kernel using the same compiler , ? You should be able to use the same ramdisk image. > ## Booting image at 00500000 ... > Image Name: Linux-2.4.25 > Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kern el Image (gzip compressed) > Data Size: 473290 Bytes = 462.2 kB ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This image is way too small for a working 2.4.25 system. I guess you seriously misconfigured the Linux kernel. Probably support for some needed features (like ext2 file system, ramdisk, initial ramdisk etc.) might be missing. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd@denx.de What's the sound a name makes when it's dropped?