Thanks a lot Muthu & all others who helped me.
I used the defconfig-atlas to configure my linux build & it works great on my board! <Probably I did not read the docs well, sorry> Thanks again, but I still have one more hurdle to jump over to kick start this excercise with linux.
Messages on my console (I used 'go' on YAMON prompt to start linux): -------------------------------------------------------------------
Root-NFS: No NFS server available, giving up. VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy. VFS: Cannot open root device "" or 02:00 Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 02:00
Please advise me the simplest form of starting linux from YAMON prompt after downloading the image(srec) on to RAM.
Also please point me to a doc. that talks about the possible parameters when starting Linux.
Thanks everyone & Cheers, -Mike.
From: Muthukumar Ratty <muthu@iqmail.net> To: Michael Anburaj <michaelanburaj@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Linux for MIPS Atlas 4Kc board Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 22:49:40 -0700 (PDT)
On Sun, 4 May 2003, Michael Anburaj wrote:
> Hi Muthu, > > So, I guess then I would have to do, > > make menuconfig & choose little endian after "cp arch/mips/default-atlas > .config".
small typo, its defconfig-atlas :)
Yes, if you want to run little-endian. But I would suggest you try the big endian first (since I guess you have tools for that already).
>Am I right? If so, Do I need mipsel-linux??? Because, as I
If you decide to go with little-endian then you need mipsel-linux-*. You can either get it from linux-mips or build your own.
> understand mips-linux tool-chain if for big endian. > > Did you run the final image on top of YAMON? >
Yes. I used YAMON to net load the image. But I guess it doesnt matter (redboot/yamon/any). Actually I tried RedBoot before for linux-2.4.3 and it worked like a champ.
Muthu
> Please help me out & thanks,
> -Mike.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Muthukumar Ratty <muthu@iqmail.net>
> >To: Michael Anburaj <michaelanburaj@hotmail.com>
> >CC: <linux-mips@linux-mips.org>
> >Subject: Re: Linux for MIPS Atlas 4Kc board
> >Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 19:21:49 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >
> >Hi Mike,
> >
> >I dont know what version you are trying but the one at linux_2_4 branch
> >(linux2.4.21-pre4) seems to work. You can get it with
> >
> >cvs -d :pserver:cvs@ftp.linux-mips.org:/home/cvs co -r linux_2_4 linux
> >
> >to configure, you can use the default config. from head do ..
> >
> >cp arch/mips/default-atlas .config
> >
> >I tried little endian. If you want that you need to select it in the
> >config.
> >
> >Muthu
> >
> >
> >On Sun, 4 May 2003, Michael Anburaj wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Finally, I could compile vmlinux. I thought of booting this RAM image
> >(or
> > > its SREC equivalent) using the onboard YAMON (in BIG endian mode - I am
> > > having trouble building Redboot in BIG endian mode <issue ported at ecos
> > > forum>, so for now thought of using YAMON). After downloding the
> > > vmlinux.srec over the serial port (Starting at 0x80100000), I issued the
> >go
> > > command to run the image. I get the following message:
> > >
> > > YAMON> go
> > >
> > > LINUX started...
> > >
> > > * Exception (user) : Reserved instruction *
> > > BadVAddr = 0x00000000 Cause = 0x00808028
> > > Compare = 0x00061a80 Config = 0x80038083
> > > Config1 = 0x1e9b4d8a Context = 0x63800000
> > > Count = 0xb9188fd8 DEPC = 0x21424255
> > > Debug = 0x0400dc0b EPC = 0x80122258
> > > EntryHi = 0x00000068 EntryLo0 = 0x028ff72e
> > > EntryLo1 = 0x035a241f ErrorEPC = 0x8003add0
> > > Index = 0x0000000b PRId = 0x00018001
> > > PageMask = 0x01b90000 Random = 0x0000000d
> > > Status = 0x00000402 WatchHi = 0x00000000
> > > WatchLo = 0x00000000 Wired = 0x00000000
> > > Hi = 0x00000000 Lo = 0x04000000
> > >
> > > $ 0(zr):0x00000000 $ 8(t0):0x00000000 $16(s0):0x802d810a
> > > $24(t8):0xffffffff
> > > $ 1(at):0x80280000 $ 9(t1):0x00000000 $17(s1):0x802d810c
> > > $25(t9):0x802c1e94
> > > $ 2(v0):0x0000000a $10(t2):0x8024f401 $18(s2):0x00000400
> > > $26(k0):0x00000000
> > > $ 3(v1):0x00000000 $11(t3):0x00000000 $19(s3):0x00000001
> > > $27(k1):0x00000000
> > > $ 4(a0):0x00000000 $12(t4):0x00000000 $20(s4):0x0000001a
> > > $28(gp):0x802c0000
> > > $ 5(a1):0x80280000 $13(t5):0x00000000 $21(s5):0x0000000a
> > > $29(sp):0x802c1f58
> > > $ 6(a2):0x8024385a $14(t6):0x802d8109 $22(s6):0x0000003e
> > > $30(s8):0x800b1080
> > > $ 7(a3):0x00000000 $15(t7):0xfffffffe $23(s7):0x0000003c
> > > $31(ra):0x80122230
> > >
> > >
> > > The linux image started fine, but caused an exception after a while. Is
> >this
> > > because Linux is not compatible with YAMON? If so, what are the possible
> > > monitor programs that can go with Linux? Please point me to the
> >documents in
> > > this regard (documents on running Linux executable on Atlas 4Kc board).
> > >
> > > Or will Linux work with any ROM monitor? If so, please let me know the
> > > reason for the exception.
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot,
> > > -Mike.
> > >
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