[ts-7000] Re: Cannot boot from CF

["j.chitte" <>]

--- In  "Razvan Ionut 
Stoian" <> wrote:
>
> --- In  "j.chitte" <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
>

So if you are on linux why don't you have a nfs server? Set one up. 
Then you can test your kernel and root-fs. If it works you know to 
look to the CF driver having eliminated other problems.

At the moment it seems you have an untested kernel, root-fs and have 
not verified the flash image. All you know is that it does not boot.

You need to break the problem down. Just posting "what am I missing" 
is not likely to get it fixed.




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