Benjamin Heyne wrote: > Dear all, > I am currently trying to get the 2.6.17.1 Linux kernel > running on the Xilinx Virtex. I have the 2.4 kernel up > and running - No problems there... > > But when using the 2.6 kernel (have copied xparameters file, > patched for using TEMAC driver) with the same hardware configuration > the following happens: > > > loaded at: 00400000 0061813C > board data at: 00616124 0061613C > relocated to: 00405148 00405160 > zimage at: 0040585D 00615F42 > avail ram: 00619000 20000000 > > Linux/PPC load: console=ttyS0,9600..... > > Uncompressing Linux...inflate returned FFFFFFFB > exit > > Zlib was upgraded with 2.6.17. The updated Zlib is broken on ppc32. I am pretty certain it is fixed in 2.6.18-rc3
> Now, I am not really sure where to start searching for the bug > (I just want to implement some drivers - not the kernel itself ;-). > The zImage.elf file is about 2MB large. Did anyone encounter > a similar error? Does anyone have some hints where to > look at for debugging, or what might be wrong? > > Thanks in advance > Best regards > -- Dave Lynch DLA Systems Software Development: Embedded Linux 717.627.3770 dhlii at dlasys.net http://www.dlasys.net fax: 1.253.369.9244 Cell: 1.717.587.7774 Over 25 years' experience in platforms, languages, and technologies too numerous to list. "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." Albert Einstein