On Thu, 15 May 2008 09:09:14 -0500, green <greenfreedom10@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, I am trying to run Debian Sid on a Nokia N810. I have tried several > > different kernel sources and lots of different configs without seeing > anything > but the NOKIA splash screen. Therefore, my current goal has been reduced > to > simply booting a kernel and seeing some text output from it so I know it > is at > least attempting to boot. Once I've succeeded in that I'll continue > toward my > ultimate goal of running Debian Sid. > > I have built a Debian Sid armel chroot on the N810 and have compiled many > kernels in the chroot. I send the kernels to the N810 using the flasher > (-f > -k $IMAGE -R). > > I have used these three different kernel sources with two results. > maemo 2008 kernel > http://repository.maemo.org/pool/maemo4.0.1/free/k/kernel-source-rx-34/ > 2.6.25-omap1 > http://www.muru.com/linux/omap/patches/patch-2.6.25-omap1.bz2 > 2.6.26-rc2-omap1 with muru.com N810 patches > http://source.mvista.com/git/?p=linux-omap-2.6.git > http://www.muru.com/linux/n8x0/n8x0-2008-05-12.tar.gz > > Always, one of these two happens after I flash the compiled zImage: > - The NOKIA splash screen is displayed for about 20 seconds and then the > N810 > powers off. > - The splash screen is shown for <1 second and the device resets (loop); > I > have to remove the battery. flasher --enable-rd-mode --set-rd-flags=serial-console,no-lifeguard-reset -f > > I have enabled CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE and disabled > CONFIG_FB_OMAP_MANUAL_UPDATE. The last config I've tried (with > linux-2.6.26-rc2-omap1 +N810) is attached. > > I'm using gcc 4.3.0-4 and binutils 2.18.1~cvs20080103-4 in Debian Sid. > > I have enable R&D mode on the N810 and disabled the lifeguard-reset flag. > > One of the N810 patches from muru.com changes the N810 machine number to > 5555; > I've tried both that and the 1548, on the assumption that perhaps a > bootloader > update has fixed the machine number. > > I've used 'make n800_defconfig' (2.6.26-rc2-omap1 +N810) and changed only > the > default cmdline without success. Also I've used 'make > nokia_2420_defconfig' > with the maemo kernel. try also flasher --set-root-device mmc > > Note that the initfs, X-Loader, NOLO secondary bootloader, and NOLO cold > flasher ("2nd") images are all from the > RX-44_2008SE_2.2007.51-3_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin maemo FIASCO (I guess) > image. > The rootfs is probably from an older one (I never updated it) but I'm > assuming > that the rootfs doesn't matter anyway. > > Please ask for any more information that might be helpful. > > Oh, and one more question that I ought to know the answer to by now: > Is it okay to do 'make zImage', then change the config, then 'make zImage' > > again without doing a 'make clean', so long as nothing in the source has > been > changed? That saves a lot of time. Yes, it's ok. ;-) -- Best Regards, Felipe Balbi http://felipebalbi.com me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
