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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Mark Jackson <mpfj@mimc.co.uk>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Help using initramfs
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:00:26 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <492C676A.6020901@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <492C6238.7060507@mimc.co.uk>

Mark Jackson wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is the correct place to be asking, but I've spend a
> while searching Google and am still no wiser.
> 
> I'm looking to use initramfs to create a simple bootable linux distro
> for our AVR32 based boards.
> 
> However, I have hit a brick wall at nearly the first step.
> 
> So far I've managed to create a "bloated" kernel containing the
> initramfs directory structure and I'm just trying to get a simple "Hello
> World" test app running.
> 
> The kernel boots, and the app runs, but I get no output on the console.
> 

Make sure /dev/null, /dev/zero, and *especially* /dev/console exists in
your initramfs.

	-hpa

  reply	other threads:[~2008-11-25 21:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-11-25 20:38 Help using initramfs Mark Jackson
2008-11-25 21:00 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2008-11-26 10:51   ` Mark Jackson
2008-11-26 11:27     ` Mark Jackson

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