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Re: [ts-7000] Re: Problem kernel2.6 installation

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Re: Problem kernel2.6 installation
From: Oliver Martin <>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:02:47 +0100
kernelnewbie schrieb:
> 
> Yes ,the 'YAFFS2 file system format' option is enabled  ( In
> '$>menuconfig'.

That's not the problem, then. Is mtd support enabled? (both the general 
MTD driver and the flash chip drivers)?

You could try the config that works for me: 
http://murli.34sp.com/o/ep93xx-eth/lvf-config-2.6.24
Also, there's a compiled binary for a quick test: 
http://murli.34sp.com/o/ep93xx-eth/zImage-lvf-2.6.24

Be aware that 2.6 doesn't work with the 2.4 root fs, because TS uses 
devfs which is no longer included in 2.6. There's a root fs too (created 
using ptxdist): http://murli.34sp.com/o/ep93xx-eth/root-2.6.tgz

I would boot via NFS first and mount the onboard flash. Only if you can 
read and write safely, you can format the flash and extract the 2.6 
filesystem:
flash_eraseall /dev/mtd1
mount /dev/mtdblock1 /mnt -t yaffs
cd /mnt
tar xzf /path/to/root-2.6.tgz

Pitfall: you have to extract the tarball as root (also on the NFS 
server), otherwise the device nodes can't be created. Also, if you've 
never used nfsroot before, you have to install an NFS server on your 
Linux box and add the following line to /etc/exports:
/your/nfsroot/dir    192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(rw,insecure)
Then, boot with the following command line:
"ip=192.168.0.50 root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=<your ip>:/your/nfsroot/dir"

> I found that option in File Systems -> Misc. file systems -> YAFFS2 file
> system support).
> 
>   Also, if you have the 128MB version, you might need a patch for the
> partition table. It's needed for vanilla kernels, I don't know if the TS
> 2.6 tree has the same autodetection as 2.4.
> I use TS-7250  with 32 Mb .So do I still require the patch??

No, it is only needed for the 128 MB version.


Oliver


 
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