trying to boot linux on a MVME5100

trying to boot linux on a MVME5100

[Xavier Grave]

Hi,

I've just received a new MVME5100 board and I'm trying to boot it under
linux.

I have downloaded the linuxppc_2_4_devel tree from the bitkeeper
repository.
I have compiled a kernel from the mvme5100_defconfig with a few
modifications.
I'm trying to boot it with nbo under ppc bug.

Nothing occurs...
the nping command function. And I usually do the same with a 2303 board
without problem.

Any idea or hint ?

Cordially, xavier grave
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Re: trying to boot linux on a MVME5100

[Matt Porter]

On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 04:50:02PM +0200, Xavier Grave wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just received a new MVME5100 board and I'm trying to boot it under
> linux.
>
> I have downloaded the linuxppc_2_4_devel tree from the bitkeeper
> repository.
> I have compiled a kernel from the mvme5100_defconfig with a few
> modifications.
> I'm trying to boot it with nbo under ppc bug.
>
> Nothing occurs...
> the nping command function. And I usually do the same with a 2303 board
> without problem.

Network commands in PPCBUG won't function until you set the time (i.e.
start the RTC) on a virgin board.  Use PPCBUG's 'SET' command to
accomplish this.  This is described on page 3-213 (pdf page 289) of
the PPCBUG User's Manual at
http://www.mcg.mot.com/us/products/docs/pdf/ppcbuga.pdf

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Re: trying to boot linux on a MVME5100

[Matt Porter]

On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 04:02:35PM -0400, Brian Waite wrote:
>
> I am also using an MVME5100 it works so far except with the new 2.4.9 devel
> tree I can  no longer build a zImage.initrd. make zImage.initrd completes and
> is happy, but I never find the file in the tree anywahere. I have cheked pp3,
> prep, common, simple and images. The most I can find is a vmlinux.gz Any
> ideas on this?

Tom just moved things around recently to consolidate some bootloaders but
you should find a ./images/zImage.initrd.pplus according to simple/Makefile.
YMMV, I haven't tried it since before the changes.

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Re: trying to boot linux on a MVME5100

[Brian Waite]

I am also using an MVME5100 it works so far except with the new 2.4.9 devel
tree I can  no longer build a zImage.initrd. make zImage.initrd completes and
is happy, but I never find the file in the tree anywahere. I have cheked pp3,
prep, common, simple and images. The most I can find is a vmlinux.gz Any
ideas on this?

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Re: trying to boot linux on a MVME5100

[Brian Waite]

I just tried again and no zImage.inird.* gets created. I am going to pull the
newest 2.4.10pre1 changes and see if those help.

Thanks
Brian




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Re: trying to boot linux on a MVME5100

[Scott Anderson]

Matt Porter wrote:
> Tom just moved things around recently to consolidate some bootloaders but
> you should find a ./images/zImage.initrd.pplus according to simple/Makefile.
> YMMV, I haven't tried it since before the changes.

and if that doesn't work out, you should be able to narrow the
search down by doing something like:

	$ find . -type f -newer vmlinux

Good luck,
    Scott Anderson
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Re: trying to boot linux on a MVME5100

[Tom Rini]

On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 04:02:35PM -0400, Brian Waite wrote:

> I am also using an MVME5100 it works so far except with the new 2.4.9 devel
> tree I can  no longer build a zImage.initrd. make zImage.initrd completes and
> is happy, but I never find the file in the tree anywahere. I have cheked pp3,
> prep, common, simple and images. The most I can find is a vmlinux.gz Any
> ideas on this?

G'arg...  It really should be:
arch/ppc/boot/images/zImage.initrd.{pplus,bugboot}

I'll go and make a quick dummy ramdisk and try this..

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Re: trying to boot linux on a MVME5100

[Tom Rini]

On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 04:32:56PM -0700, Tom Rini wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 04:02:35PM -0400, Brian Waite wrote:
>
> > I am also using an MVME5100 it works so far except with the new 2.4.9 devel
> > tree I can  no longer build a zImage.initrd. make zImage.initrd completes and
> > is happy, but I never find the file in the tree anywahere. I have cheked pp3,
> > prep, common, simple and images. The most I can find is a vmlinux.gz Any
> > ideas on this?
>
> G'arg...  It really should be:
> arch/ppc/boot/images/zImage.initrd.{pplus,bugboot}
>
> I'll go and make a quick dummy ramdisk and try this..

Whoops.  Typo on my part.  In arch/ppc/boot/simple/Makefile, change:
ifeq ($(CONFIG_MCPN765)$(CONFIG_MVMEM5100)$(CONFIG_PRPMC750)$(CONFIG_LOPEC),y)
to
ifeq ($(CONFIG_MCPN765)$(CONFIG_MVME5100)$(CONFIG_PRPMC750)$(CONFIG_LOPEC),y)

Then re-run make zImage.initrd and you'll get something like:
-rwxr-xr-x    1 trini    trini      703610 Aug 29 17:30 arch/ppc/boot/images/zImage.initrd.bugboot
-rwxr-xr-x    1 trini    trini      704611 Aug 29 17:30 arch/ppc/boot/images/zImage.initrd.pplus

I'm pushing this fix now, whoops..

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