From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-Id: From: Kumar Gala To: "maxime louvel" In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Subject: Re: 2.6.24 for mpc8458amc Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:53:14 -0600 References: <7CDED5EA-D72B-4D9F-A547-AC3B6A59F174@kernel.crashing.org> Cc: scottwood@freescale.com, linuxppc-embedded-bounces+raul.moreno=telvent.abengoa.com@ozlabs.org, linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Feb 20, 2008, at 7:00 AM, maxime louvel wrote: > Hi, > > yes It has something like 16550 UART. > the compiler version is gcc-3.4.3 with some specific stuff for the > platform. > I also have a gcc-4.1.2 vanilla which has been compiled with the > previous one. The 4.1.2 works if you tell it to emulate the floating > point instructions. > > thanks Scott, > without the treeboot-walnut it compiled > > I have still my first problem though: > > AMC=> bootm 0x1000000 > ## Booting image at 01000000 ... > Image Name: Linux-2.6.24 > Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed) > Data Size: 1802038 Bytes = 1.7 MB > Load Address: 00000000 > Entry Point: 00000000 > Verifying Checksum ... OK > Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK > > and nothing else... > > Any idea ? > > This may become from the fact that the uboot installed on the cards > is old and it apparently doesn't support the newer version of the > kernel image... (I have got that from an another mailing list) Yes, you'll either need to look at updating u-boot and including support for the device tree in it or look at the cuImage wrappers in arch/powerpc/boot as a mechanism to boot a kernel w/an old fw. - k