Re: Compile new kernel for 5200B w/ ELDK

[Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>]

Dear Albrecht,

In message <1220375903l.5712l.0l@antares> you wrote:
> 
> Thanks a lot for your hint, but unfortunately it doesn't solve my  
> problem:
> - downloaded 2.6.26.3 from kernel.org;
> - called "make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_6xx-  
> 52xx/lite5200b_defconfig";
> - called "make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_6xx- uImage".

Missing step: build the device tree blob.

> However, even with "console=ttyPSC0,115200 verbose panic=1" in the  
> bootargs, the kernel simply doesn't say /anything/ after decompression:
> 
> <snip>
> => bootm
> ## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 01000000 ...
>     Image Name:   Linux-2.6.26.3
>     Created:      2008-09-02   9:11:12 UTC
>     Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
>     Data Size:    1341904 Bytes =  1.3 MB
>     Load Address: 00000000
>     Entry Point:  00000000
>     Verifying Checksum ... OK
>     Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
> </snip>

The "bootm" command without arguments does just start the Linux kernel
image. In this form, it does NOT pass the device tree to the Linux
kernel. You must use

	=> bootm 01000000 - <dtb_addr>

instead (after downloading the DTB to the <dtb_addr> address).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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