From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3839CADC.CCDB6C7E@jlc.net> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 17:59:40 -0500 From: Dan Malek MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Francois Guimond CC: linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: Linux ppc newbie boot sequense References: <383993F5.BCE4A507@pplmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Francois Guimond wrote: > I am trying to install a linux kernel on MPC8240 cpu in a limited flash > space. > (Motorola sandpoint evaluation platform 512kb flash 32MB ram and dink32 > software) OK, I guess it is time to post what I have. This is kinda, sorta running. > I have got a PPC zImage compiled. Unless you make a few changes in arch/ppc/kernel, including creating some 8240 specific start up functions, it won't matter where you place the First Instruction :-). > Because there is no CPM in it, I wanted to postpone the networking > features. > It means no root over nfs... No, this works fine with a PCI Ethernet card. Since the 8240/Sandpoint has such a small flash rom, it is your only choice. There isn't room to store a Linux kernel or compressed ram disk. You have to download the kernel over the serial port and use diskless NFS. Even though it has a standard IDE and floppy interface, there are no provisions in Dink to load an image from these.......Guess it is time to write yet another Linux flash rom. -- Dan ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/