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Re: [ts-7000] Re: using OpenWRT to build for the ts72xx

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Re: using OpenWRT to build for the ts72xx
From: Joseph Bouchard <>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:17:48 -0500
On 01/13/2013 09:38 AM, Cpt. Dondo wrote:
> --- In  "Cpt. Dondo"  wrote:
>> Is anyone using Openwrt (http://www.openwrt.org) to build images for the 
>> ts72xx series of boards?
>>
>> I have an image built for it, but I can't get the kernel to boot.  Basically 
>> when I exec the new kernel, the board gets comletely unresponsive.
>>
>> The board is fine; I can boot a ts kernel just fine.
>>
>> I'd like to be able to build my own kernels, though.....
>>
> Here's what happens:
>
> RedBoot> load -r -b 0x00218000 -m disk hda1:openwrt-ep93xx-zImage
> Raw file loaded 0x00218000-0x002fb9a7, assumed entry at 0x00218000
> RedBoot> exec -c "root=/dev/sda2 console=ttyAM0,115200"
> Using base address 0x00218000 and length 0x000e39a8
>
> and it becomes completely unresponsive.  No "Uncompressing kernel" message or 
> anything....
>

I haven't done it, but I'm intrigued by the idea.  It never would have 
occurred to me to try... I would have just assumed the architecture 
differences were too great, and I would have run out of patience trying 
to jump through the hurdles, but I commend you for your efforts.

Have you tried using a tftp source to load the kernel? Your messages say 
it loaded the file, which implies that part went OK, so I'm not sure it 
makes much difference... but it's probably worth a try.

The other thing I wonder about is the address space, and kernel 
size....  it says it's loaded in 0x00218000-0x002fb9a.  If you boot a TS 
kernel, what is that upper memory location?  Then look on the memory map 
and see if you are stomping on something.  I haven't built TS7200 
kernels for a few years so my memory is a bit foggy... but in the back 
of my mind I think I had built some kernels which were too big, and they 
wouldn't boot, so I had to skinny down my kernel.  I don't remember what 
the behaviour was with the oversized kernels.

Good luck!!
Joe


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