Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262956AbUC2PJh (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:09:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262962AbUC2PJg (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:09:36 -0500 Received: from fed1mtao02.cox.net ([68.6.19.243]:62418 "EHLO fed1mtao02.cox.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262956AbUC2PJ3 (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:09:29 -0500 Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:09:27 -0700 From: Tom Rini To: Sven Hartge Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.5-pre* does not boot on my PReP PPC Message-ID: <20040329150927.GC2895@smtp.west.cox.net> References: <20040326185103.GB20819@smtp.west.cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1+cvs20040105i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1448 Lines: 34 On Sat, Mar 27, 2004 at 02:55:09PM +0100, Sven Hartge wrote: > Tom Rini wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 08:33:18PM +0200, Meelis Roos wrote: > > >> Recent 2.6.5-pre* and -rc1 and -BK don't boot on my Motorola Powerstack > >> (PReP with no RTAS but with OF). > >> > >> I use netboot to test new kernels. Normally, the screen is changed to > >> VGA text mode and the bootloader speaks some lines of info and asks for > >> the kernel command line. Now, the image is loaded via tftp (as shown by > >> tcpdump, the last datagram is smaller) and nothing more happens. The > >> cursor stays where it is - at the beginning of the Booting ... line in > >> graphics mode OF environment and that's all. > > > Hmm. Can you hook up a serial line, enable serial console as well and > > see if anything pops out there? > > I am seeing the same problem here too (Powerstack II with OF). > > Using the serial console does not change to behavior in any way, it is > just stuck after the transmission of the kernel and no further > information is printed. OK. I _think_ I know where the problem is, and I'll try and look into it today. -- Tom Rini http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/