i do have the latest powerpc nfs root filesystem..but cant tell you whether it loks for linuxrc or init or whst..i might have time this weektar.end..if the nfsroot helps you it is at 169.244.3.137/ltsp5/powerpc.tar.gz
> Hi Chuck, *, > > here's some more progress: > > Am Samstag, den 27.01.2007, 07:17 -0500 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> > I now got a working 2.4.34 kernel! - Isn't that great? > > For those who want to play a bit, I've put this up on a temp-web-site > (see below). > >> > However, I'm still in the progress getting it to boot in the ltsp >> > nfs-root (see below). [...] >> > The size doesn't appear to be the major problem ... rather the format. > > There is acutally no trouble packing an initrd with the kernel - > provided one knows how to do it. :-) > > All you need to do is place your ramdisk named "ramdisk.image.gz" at > arch/ppc/boot/images/ in your source-tree and then compile the kernel > with "make zImage.initrd". Now the final kernel.1000 will carry your > image inside without needing to do any other thing. ... > > However, currently I'm stuck, because after pivoting the root > I cannot mount devfs (which appears to be not available for ppc arch) > and the /sbin/init from the apple.tar.gz LTSP-root-fs does either not > work or not start properly ;-( > > My konsole tells me: > > [...] > Mounting the devfs filesystem > mount: Mounting /devfs on /dev failed: No such device > Running /sbin/init > > ... and then it locks up. > > Anyone who wants to try a bit look in > http://www.hegner-web.de/pub/netstation/ for the following: > > vmlinuz-2.4.34.1000 # NS1000 kernel with hard-coded NFS-root to > # /NetworkStationV2/prodbase/linuxppc. For > # root-fs from networkstation.aytolacoruna.es > config-34 # .config for that build > > ramdisk.image.gz # my initrd based on your > initrd-ppc-2.4.22-ltsp-1 > # but without your modules > > vmlinuz-2.4.34-ltsp-1.1000 # NS1000 kernel for ltsp-ppc that runs /linuxrc > # from initrd packed with the kernel > config-30.01.2007-ltsp # .config for this build (use make > zImage.initrd) > > > Could you also please answer me this old question? >> > @chuck: What ltsp-version is your ppc-nfs-root "ltsp-ppc.tar.gz" as >> part >> > of the "apple.tar.gz"? A plain ltsp-4.2-ppc? Did you patch it in some >> > ways? > Am I right, that there is no "official" ltsp-ppc around? > > Any feedback regarding the kernel (especially the ltsp-initrd one) is > most welcome, as well as some hints as to how to move on! > > Thanks > > Stefan. > > > > > -- > / Stefan Ulrich Hegner aka "Hegi" - Loehne/ Westfalen - Germany \ > | [EMAIL PROTECTED], my Cyberhome http://www.hegner-web.de| > \ GPG-Fprint D9DB 51BD 2DA6 9B3A 41CB 0287 05A1 8D11 38BA CE91 / > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier. > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642_____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
