Thanks for your answer, I am going to check this ppc / powerpc things. I should use the architecture powerpc, don't I? I'm not really sure I have understand what do you want to do with a BDI-2000. I access the cards through a serial line directly. cheers, Maxime On Feb 19, 2008 2:24 PM, Jon Loeliger wrote: > maxime louvel wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to make a 2.6.24 vanilla kernel boot (an work fine in a > > second time) on a mpc8548amc board. > > I have add the platform specific stuff from the sources of the current > > kernel running on the cards. > > What I have basically add is: > > - a folder mpc8548amc, in the config/platform directory, which allow to > > select the mpc8548amc as the supported platform > > - add the following files: > > - arch/ppc/configs/mpc8548amc_defconfig > > - arch/ppc/configs/platforms/85xx/mpc_8548_amc.h and .c > > - I have used the dts of an another platform (mpc8548cds) which seems > > quite the same, but I haven't got any confirmation of that yet. > > Uh, let's clear up minor confusion here. Are you using > ARCH=ppc or ARCH=powerpc? I'm surprised to see that there > is mention of arch/ppc/... above. Are you sure this is an > ARCH=ppc build? You won't need a DTS file at all then. > > But if you are using a DTS file, and I suspect you should, > then this is ARCH=powerpc. > > > When I am booting the kernel image I get: > > > > AMC=> dhcp 0x1000000 uImage.amc.2.6.24 > > Speed: 1000, full duplex > > BOOTP broadcast 1 > > DHCP client bound to address 10.255.255.2 > > Using eTSEC0 device > > TFTP from server 0.0.0.0 ; our IP address is > > 10.255.255.2 ; sending through gateway 10.1.1.1 > > > > Filename 'uImage.amc.2.6.24'. > > Load address: 0x1000000 > > Loading: ############################## > > ################################### > > > ################################################################# > > > ################################################################# > > > ################################################################# > > > ################################################################# > > ########################### > > done > > Bytes transferred = 1802102 (1b7f76 hex) > > 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 > > > > No further messages... > > > > Does someone has an idea ? > > > > thanks, > > Maxime > > > > Did you download a DTB file and use it on the bootm > command? Nope. > > This is really a FAQ failure mode. Are you sure > you have the console set up properly? Any chance > you can get to the __log_buf with a BDI-2000? > > Thanks, > jdl > -- Maxime Louvel 0044 7964 5555 80 43 Allen road Whitemore reans WV60AW Wolverhampton United Kingdom