Thanks Dan, Hartvig and Mark. I could get the linux prompt according to the instruction given in the Install file Dan has suggested. I will update my Yamon and try auto booting also. -Nitin Mark Salter wrote: > Another possibility is to replace YAMON with RedBoot. > > http://sources.redhat.com/redboot/ > > RedBoot can load the kernel image directly from an ext2 filesystem > on an IDE drive. You can also use it to put the kernel image and > JFFS filesystem in flash for a diskless boot. > > --Mark > > >>>>> Hartvig Ekner writes: > > > If you feel lucky, you can also reserve space on your disk for the kernel - > > either in a separate partition, or outside the area used by your current > > partitions. The YAMON 02.02 or later can read the kernel directly from disk > > and execute it. > > > I do this on my Malta board with one disk. > > > /Hartvig > > > Dan Temple writes: > >> > >> I guess you're installing as per: > >> > >> ftp://ftp/pub/linux/mips/installation/redhat7.1/INSTALL > >> > >> (If not, you might want to upgrade to that version). > >> > >> YAMON can't read the disk file system, so you have to TFTP the kernel to memory from a remote filesystem, and then run it. The instructions are in the above file under "Booting linux on the target". > >> > >> The latest version (2.02) of YAMON can read and write blocks from an IDE device (not a filesystem) so you could install a CompactFlash card and use that to store the kernel if you don't want to TFTP each time. > >> > >> There is also a $start environment variable if you want to auto-boot. > >> > >> /Dan > >> > >> Nitin wrote: > >> > > >> > Hi, > >> > I have a very basic query. I have a MIPS Malta board. I attached a IDE > >> > hard disk to it and installed linux as per the instructions. At the end > >> > of the installation, system rebooted and control gone to the board > >> > monitor program(Yamon). How can I get the linux prompt? Do I need to > >> > write an application program which will read boot sector from hard disk, > >> > > >> > store it in memory and pass on control to that particular location?(If > >> > yes, is such application already available?) Or is there a other way of > >> > doing it. > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Nitin
