Hi all,
Hope these questions don't sound too naive. I just got on this list yesterday.
A few of us recently acquired some donated settop boxes (Uniview 210, see
www.uniview.com) that uses a 7500FE CPU. We are interested in getting Linux
on it.
I've been trying to get one of the stock RiscPC kernels to boot on the box,
with no luck. I am not too surprised by this, but would like some pointers
as to how one can start getting such a system to boot.
This is what happens now, when I try to boot a kernel (RiscPC kernel from
www.arm.linux.org, one that I compile myself from netwinder.org's CVS, etc):
I boot with:
!Linux -bootkernel kernel
At the "extra args" prompt, I put "console=ttyS0,9600"
What seems to happen is that the loader loads in the image, and then gives
me a screen full of colorful pixels, and then reboots. I don't see anything
on the other side of the serial port (Connected to my PC).
It is worth noting that the STB has only TV tuner output. In my case, I hook
it up to a tuner card on my PC.
I have some documentation for the machine, and the 7500FE specs are
available publicly on Cirrus logic's website. Any pointers on how to proceed
is much appreciated.
randolph
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