Hello all,
I'm working on getting linux installed on my CATS board.
I'm cross-compling from an X86 running RedHat 7.1.
Kernel source: 2.4.6
Kernel patches: 2.4.6-rmk1
compiler tools, libraries, etc. from emdebian.org/crossdev.html
Edited the Makefile:
ARCH := arm
CROSS_COMPILE = /usr/bin/arm-linux-
As the CATS board uses the footbridge, I made that the default
configuration and built the kernel:
make footbridge_config
make oldconfig
make dep
make zImage
Now the trick is to get this onto the CATS board. I chose to
burn this file to a CDROM, and then used the CATS firmware
to try to boot off this CDROM.
The CATS firmware is:
Cyclone 0.6 firmware for Chalice CATS (X86EMU)
I tried this with both zImage and vmlinux, with the same
results:
boot> boot cd0:/vmlinux
Loading cd0:/vmlinux to 10000000
raw: 2258605 total=0x2276ad
exec: No entry point
I also tried a netwinder kernel from lkab:
vmlinuz-netwinder-2.2.18-20010301
and the results were the same.
So I must be missing some crucial step here to make the
kernel image bootable on the CATS. Any ideas?
I've also sent this email to the CATS companies (Simtec and
Chalice) but since they are in the UK I don't expect an
answer until tomorrow, and I'm hoping someone here can help
me sooner.
Michael
Wookey wrote:
> Michael Shiloh wrote:
> > I imagine some people here are using the CATS board. I'd be
> > interested in hearing comments and recommendations for which
> > kernel and patch play nicely with this board. At this point
> > I'm not too interested in specific features, I just need to
> > prove to myself that I can cross compile (x86 host) a
> > working kernel.
>
> I understand that the Debian netwinder kernels also work on the CATS. You can
> download some (slightly old ones) from http://armlinux.org/lkab/
>
> The woody debian-arm installer should also work.
>
> Phil B knows more than I....
>
> Wookey
>
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