O > When I try to boot the new image from TOS, Bootstrap.prg unpacks the image, > recognises the bootinfo-version 2.1, and then the system freezes even before > the screen gets blanked and all I can do is hit the reset button and boot the > old kernel again.
try to use the serial console, screen blanking and fb output come very late in the init sequence on 2.2 kernels. > Could it be a problem with the kernel-bootinfo (wrong start-address, etc.) or > rather gcc or the linker? What could I change for it to work? > > I am using the standard settings, so it's the gcc 2.95.4, and it runs fine > when building Linux-ELF-binaries (like e2fsprogs, cdrecord, etc.). gcc272 might be a better choice for a 2.2 kernel. Richard