Greetings, Background:
Our company has received a Raq4 on loan from Sun Australia to trial some software on. The conditions are that the machine is return as we received it. This means that I cannot risk upgrading the ROM, so I'm looking at alternative methods for booting 2.4.x kernels (which requires the ROM upgrade). (See http://traumatized.org/linux/cobalt/kernel.php for info on installing Slackware with 2.4.x kernels.) Questions: Is it possible to use GRUB (or parts of it) to boot a 2.4.x kernel on a Raq4? (or are ther other methods?) ROM (bfd) -> /boot/vmlinux.gz (a renamed and compressed GRUB stage2) -> /boot/bzImage The configuration file for GRUB is /boot/grub/menu.lst (see below). So far: - GRUB compiles on the Raq4 without complaints. - The machine boots and hangs with the following: Console: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press spacebar to enter ROM mode Booting default method - From disk First stage kernel: Decompressing - done Second stage kernel: Decompressing - done ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The LCD reports: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [.== Decompres- ] [`== sing... ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would like to know whether what I am doing is indeed possible or just really stupid. Paul ========================================================================= The GRUB menu.lst file: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # GRUB Boot Menu Configuration File for the Raq4 # Paul Schulz # Foursticks, Dec 2001 # Serial options serial --unit=0 --speed=115200 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1 terminal serial # By default, boot the first entry. default 0 # Boot automatically after 30 secs. timeout 10 # For booting Linux title GNU/Linux kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Schulz - Software Engineer [codito, ergo sum] Foursticks Pty Ltd - 2/259 Glen Osmond Road, Frewville, SA 5063 Phone: +61 8 8338 5500 Fax: +61 8 8338 5511 Mobile: +61 401 981 301 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.foursticks.com _______________________________________________ cobalt-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-developers
