On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 11:39:47PM -0500, Kenneth C Barr wrote:
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> 2. Similar behavior with 3 different ELF kernel images (hardhat,
> vmlinux-indy-2.2.1-990226, and the 2.4.0-test9). I get the spinning
Ever tried using an ECOFF image ? Some proms cant load elf ..
> 3. When I specify init=/bin/sh as a parameter, it freezes halfway through
> the kernel download as usual, but on the sniffer, I can see the beginning
> of an NFS conversation. It looks for /dev/console and then follows
> /bin/sh to bash at which point the SGI starts issuing seemingly malformed
> READ requests. The NFS server tries to ship it "bash" but the responses
> seemed malformed, too.
This doesnt look like "half way through stop" - This sound like console
setup mismatch - Do you have a Newport GFX Board or something else ? If
something else you have to use Serial Console "console=ttyS0" and
attach a terminal.
Flo
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