> > However, the kernel seems to hang in "Sending BOOTP Requests" > > <snip> > > Sending BOOTP requests .<6>eth0: link up > > eth1: link up > > ..... timed out! > > IP-Config: Reopening network devices... > > Sending BOOTP requests .... > > </snip> > > > > Perhaps you don't have a bootp service on your network. I usually put > ip=dhcp (go to Device Drivers->Networking support->Networking options > and enable IP: DHCP support). With DHCP support enabled it works. > You could build your own tool chain and root file system, which is what > I did (I have a dbAu1100 board). I used the buildroot package which is > part of the uclibc project: > http://www.uclibc.org/ > > You can download the buildroot CVS tarball here (just look for the > "Download tarball" link at the bottom: > http://www.uclibc.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/buildroot/ > > It has a "make menuconfig" style configuration system and will build > busybox and other programs and create an ext2 file system, etc. I opted > to build busybox and the mips kernel separately though (so I could more > easily configure them). I now have a cross compiler and tool chain for > my x86 laptop. I used the toolchain from mips.com to build the kernel. I guess I will have to do what you suggest to get a root file system. I was under the impression that several pre-built root file systems existed for MIPS. Thanks a lot! Prashant
