[ts-7000] Re: Cannot boot from CF

["Razvan Ionut Stoian" <>]

--- In  "j.chitte" <> wrote:
>
> --- In  "Razvan Ionut 
> Stoian" <razvan_ionut_stoian@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In  Jim Jackson <jj@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > TS manual states:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The root file system used by the Linux OS can be any of the 
> following:
> > > > &#10004; JFFS/YAFFS file system image in the on-board Flash 
> (if using
> > > > RedBoot, it should
> > > > include the option root=/dev/mtdblock1 to instruct the kernel 
> to boot
> > > > here)
> > > > &#10004; EXT2 file system image in the Compact Flash card (if 
> using
> > > > RedBoot, it should include
> > > > the option root=/dev/hda)
> > >                      ------^
> > > 
> > > There would normally be a number there, e.g. /dev/hda1
> > > 
> > > > &#10004; NFS root, via Ethernet port (if using RedBoot, it 
> should
> > include
> > > > the option root=/dev/nfs
> > > > nfsroot=<IP>:<DIRECTORY> ip=dhcp)
> > > >
> > > > HTH
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > 
> > I tried both options root=/dev/hda and root=/dev/hda1 and I still 
> get
> > kernel panic. 
> > 
> > R
> >
> 
> Well you said you did not have nfs server but that really would help 
> you narrow things down. If you can boot to the root fs via nfs you 
> know it's consistant and that your problem lies with you CF driver or 
> fs.
> 
> If you dont have nfs I guess that means you are working from windows. 
> Probably not the best dev platform for a linux target.
> 
> I suggest you get a liveCD of some sort , linux from scratch or 
> partedmagic would do. I'm fairly sure both of those will let you boot 
> directly to a system having nfs. Mount your rootfs where ever it sits 
> and export it as nfs. Just a couple of commands really.
> 
> It seems you currently have too many unknowns.
>

No, I am not working from Windoze ... Actually I haven't seen a
winbloze machine in a looooong time.
... and if there is a problem with the CF card driver how could it be
solved? I used the ts2.6 kernel sources for compiling the kernel.

R


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