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RE: [ts-7000] Trouble installing new kernel TS-7350

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Subject: RE: [ts-7000] Trouble installing new kernel TS-7350
From: Jim Gale <>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 21:19:19 -0600

"Queisser, Andrew" <> wrote:

>When I ran into this type of problem I looked at the command line the kernel 
>is using (dmesg) and what the linuxrc is trying to do. The problem might be 
>that the devices/partitions have a new name with the new kernel (e.g. 
>/dev/tssdcard may now be /dev/tssd) or something of that nature.  I had to 
>rename everything from tssdcarda4 to tssda4 in order for the linuxrc portion 
>after the busybox shell to work.
>
>You can execute the steps linuxrc is going to do manually and see what happens.
>
>Andrew
>
>From:   On Behalf Of 
>sanjuan34
>Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 1:01 PM
>To: 
>Subject: [ts-7000] Trouble installing new kernel TS-7350
>
>
>
>Hi. I seem to be unable to get a new working kernel onto an SD card. To try to 
>track down the issue, I'm currently just building a default configured kernel 
>following the standard method 
>(http://www.embeddedarm.com/about/resource.php?item=415). No problems so far.
>
>I then copy the zImage to the second partition of the SD card and boot the 
>board into busybox with out any problems. The problem arises when I exit 
>busybox - after this point nothing happens. I don't even get the line ">> 
>Booting Linux (using SD Card)..."
>
>If I copy kernel-image-latest.dd (from TS) back onto the second partition of 
>the card, I can then boot into linux again.
>
>Clearly(?) there's something wrong with the kernel I'm building (or the way 
>I'm building it); however, I'm follow the suggested steps, not getting any 
>errors building it, but also not getting any kernel output that can point me 
>in the right direction. Does anyone have any ideas here?
>
>PS. I love how their instructions say "At this point, insert the SD card in 
>the TS-7350 and try to boot. If the image is working correctly, congrats!" LOL.
>


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