zImage works, but not vmlinux
Kristoffer Ericson
kristoffer.ericson at gmail.com
Tue May 25 13:12:07 EDT 2010
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 01:07:27PM -0400, f. achkar wrote:
> On 05/25/2010 12:54 PM, Kristoffer Ericson wrote:
> > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 11:43:17AM -0400, f. achkar wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> I have tried to send this message some part of it was ignored, resending
> >> sorry ...
> >>
> >> greetings,
> >> I'm newbie to arm linux, so pls if my issue is already addressed just
> >> point me to that reference. I'm trying to learn, but couldn't pass the
> >> following stage:
> >> I have a s3c245 based board, I have a working compressed kernel image
> >> zImage, this image boots properly via u-boot-1.1.6, however I simply
> >> failed to load (i.e., boot vmlinux) via u-boot directly from SDRAM.
> >>
> >> more details:
> >>
> >> 1. I let the target boot until the message of " Hit any key to stop
> >> autoboot: " for which I hit enter, (this initialized the board
> >> enables MMU, I-Cache, .. etc);
> >> 2. board info as seen by u-boot
> >> # bdinfo
> >> arch_number = 0x00000648
> >> env_t = 0x00000000
> >> boot_params = 0x30000100
> >> DRAM bank = 0x00000000
> >> -> start = 0x30000000
> >> -> size = 0x04000000
> >> DRAM bank = 0x00000001
> >> -> start = 0x38000000
> >> -> size = 0x04000000
> >> ethaddr = ...:5B
> >> ip_addr = ...200
> >> baudrate = 115200 bps
> >> 3. laod vmlinux to SDRAM :
> >> tftp 30008000 vmlinux
> >> TFTP from server ...210; our IP address is ...200
> >> Filename 'vmlinux'.
> >> Load address: 0x30008000
> >> Loading: T ############ .....
> >> 4. # bootm 30008000
> >> ## Booting image at 30008000 ...
> >> Boot with Image
> >> do not support this address : 30008000
> >>
> >> Starting kernel ...
> >>
> > Is that kernel compiled with early printk?
> >
> the kernel version is 2.6.21-1, and there is no early_printk support yet
> for that version!
> thanks
Then you should add some ascii_printk output so you get more info.
I believe its described on arm wiki.
> >
> >> and nothing happens it probably crashed somewhere, why zImage works
> >> while vmlinux does not?
> >> thanks,
> >> ferar
> >>
> >>
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