Re: [U-Boot] Mips, U-Boot and ramdisk

2009-06-23 Thread Robert Hodaszi
>> This is arch specific in U-Boot but I'd also check that your MIPS kernel has >> support for a) correctly parsing the U-Boot environment provided to it and b) >> providing the required data to other parts of the kernel for utilisation of >> the >> ram disk, eg initrd_start / initrd_end as an ex

Re: [U-Boot] Mips, U-Boot and ramdisk

2009-06-23 Thread Robert Hodaszi
Hi Matthew, > Hi Robert. > > Do you see U-Boot detecting and loading the ram disk image once you invoke > your > bootm command above? eg: > > ## Loading RAMDisk Image at 0050 ... >Image Name: uboot ext2 ramdisk rootfs >Created: 2009-06-15 14:39:13 UTC >Image Type: M68

Re: [U-Boot] Mips, U-Boot and ramdisk

2009-06-23 Thread Robert Hodaszi
Hi Detlev, Thanks for the answer! > Hi Robert, > > root=/dev/ram is definitely correct. It was MS-DOS a while ago, which > switched the '/'s to '\'s on stealing the hierarchical file system > concept from Unix ;) > Sorry! Yes I used '/'. I just missed it. > > This is highly specific to the arc

Re: [U-Boot] Mips, U-Boot and ramdisk

2009-06-23 Thread Matthew Lear
Hi Robert. > I set the bootargs variable to: root=\dev\ram (I used: set bootargs > root=/dev/ram) > But when I'm trying to start the Linux with the > > bootm 8100 81C0 > > the Linux can't find the ramdisk. It write out: > > Initrd not found or empty - disabling initrd Do you see U-Boot

Re: [U-Boot] Mips, U-Boot and ramdisk

2009-06-23 Thread Detlev Zundel
Hi Robert, > Can anybody help me? I'm working on this for a few days... > > I'm working on a custom developed board, with Au1200, and I'd like to > use the U-Boot as bootloader. I ported the U-Boot to my board, made a > Linux kernel image, and a ramdisk image. > > To try out the configuration, I

[U-Boot] Mips, U-Boot and ramdisk

2009-06-22 Thread Robert Hodaszi
Hello, Can anybody help me? I'm working on this for a few days... I'm working on a custom developed board, with Au1200, and I'd like to use the U-Boot as bootloader. I ported the U-Boot to my board, made a Linux kernel image, and a ramdisk image. To try out the configuration, I burn the U-Boot