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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: TS7250, 2.6.27.4, root on CompactFlash problem
From: "charliem_1216" <>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:16:53 -0000
Hi Steve --

--- In  "charliem_1216" <> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve --
> 
> --- In  "s_ladendorf" <s_ladendorf@> wrote:
> >
> > It appears the memory map for the controller is in a different
> > location on this board - it is a custom design.  I've tried changing
> > the locations in the ts72xx.h file and recompiled but still not having
> > any luck.  Matthieu is looking into it for me right now.  Luckily I
> > can boot with a 2.4 kernel to poke around for the information we need.
> 
> Do the boards have (4) 32M chips or (2) 64M chips?
> 
> You (or Matt) could stick a printk into parse_tag_mem32 (in
> arch/arm/kernel/setup.c), and examine *all* of the ATAG_MEM entries
> that are passed from RedBoot.  (RedBoot is supposed to detect & pass
> all of the RAM info to the kernel as it boots).  Currently only the
> ones that are ignored are printed.  Looks like increasing NR_BANKS is
> in order ...
> 
> > If anyone has any ideas please let me know.  If I can't get them
> > loading 2.6 I'll probably just offer them up cheep "as is" if anyone
> > has a need.
> 
> You should definitely be able to get 2.6 running, but booting from CF
> may be a little more involved.  Can you try putting your rootfs on NFS
> for debugging?  A running 2.6 would be a little easier to experiment
> with than a running 2.4.  Eventually you can put 2.6 on your flash.
> 
> regards, .......... Charlie
> 
> > 
> > --- In  Jason Stahls <jason@> wrote:
> > >
> > > s_ladendorf wrote:
> > > > Here is the boot log for this board running 2.6.27.4-matt-4..  I
> > > > checked the kernel config and CONFIG_PATA_TS72XX=y and
> > > > CONFIG_PATA_TS7200_CF=y .  I think i will try 2.6.21 TS tomorrow and
> > > > see how that goes..
> > > 
> > > I don't see anywhere in there where the TS PATA driver tried to
> > load...  
> > > You sure the kernel is the right one?  I'm just wondering if the
> one on 
> > > you nfs share is the same one you compiled with ts72xx_pata support.
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Jason Stahls
> > >
> >
>

Any progress on getting a recent 2.6 kernel working with the 128MB RAM on these 
boards?

regards, .......... Charlie



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