Hi Gabe... I use the sbin/init given by the M5 image and replace the Gentoo stage 3 init file ..
And the /etc/fstab , fix up according to the /etc/fstab given by M5 simulator ?? I done the step above and the terminal seems to hang at 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 Ben Greear <[email protected]> All bugs added by David S. Miller <[email protected]> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. Freeing unused kernel memory: 208k freed init started: BusyBox v1.1.0 (2007.03.04-01:07+0000) multi-call binary Bad inittab entry: id:3:initdefault: Bad inittab entry: rc::bootwait:/sbin/rc boot On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 1:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send m5-users mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m5-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of m5-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Booting Linux Disk Image with Gentoo stage 3 linux > distribution on Alpha Full System Simulation Mode (Gabe Black) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 04:50:33 -0500 > From: Gabe Black <[email protected]> > To: M5 users mailing list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [m5-users] Booting Linux Disk Image with Gentoo stage 3 > linux distribution on Alpha Full System Simulation Mode > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > You have to fix up /etc/fstab. You probably also don't want to use the > init script that comes with the image. Use the one that's in our > existing M5 image. > > Gabe > > Ong Wen Jian wrote: > > > > Hi all , > > > > Does anyone tried to boot the linux disk image with Gentoo stage 3 > > linux distribution on Alpha Full System Simulation Mode in M5 > > simulator successfully ? > > I tried to boot that by 1st downloading the iso file which contain the > > gentoo stage 3 linux distro filesystem , create an empty disk image by > > using mkblankimage.sh and then copy the Gentoo linux distribution into > > the empty disk image and let the M5 simulator to boot. > > > > However, when I try to boot the linux disk image, I encounter some of > > the problem here in the M5 simulator > > > > INIT: version 2.88 booting > > > > Gentoo Linux; http://www.gentoo.org/ > > Copyright 1999-2009 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPLv2 > > > > Press I to enter interactive boot mode > > > > * Mounting proc at /proc > > ... [ ok ] > > i\i/ > > * Mounting sysfs at /sys > > ... [ ok ] > > * Mounting /dev > > ... [ ok ] > > * Starting udevd ...udevd[849]: inotify_init failed: Function not > > implemented > > > > error initializing inotify > > udevd[849]: error initializing inotify > > > > [ !! ] > > No /sbin/udevd found running; none killed. > > * Mounting devpts at /dev/pts > > ... [ ok ] > > * Checking root filesystem ...ext2fs_check_if_mount: Can't check if > > filesystem is mounted due to missing mtab file while determining > > whether /dev/ROOT is mounted. > > fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/ROOT > > /dev/ROOT: > > The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 > > filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 > > filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock > > is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate > superblock: > > e2fsck -b 8193 <device> > > > > > > * Filesystem couldn't be fixed :( > > > > [ !! ] > > Give root password for maintenance > > (or type Control-D to continue): > > > > I'm using linux kernel v 2.26.27.6 and with no problem on the linux > > kernel too old as reported earlier in the previous M5 simulator > > mailing list, > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01790.html > > > > > > regards > > -- > > ONG WEN JIAN > > Student > > Department of Computer and Communication Systems Engineering, > > Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia > > 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan > > Tel : 014 - 930 2150 / 017 - 613 6231 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > m5-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m5-users > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > m5-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m5-users > > End of m5-users Digest, Vol 53, Issue 43 > **************************************** > -- ONG WEN JIAN Student Department of Computer and Communication Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel : 014 - 930 2150 / 017 - 613 6231
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