Booting ADI Coyote with Linux

David McCullough davidm at snapgear.com
Thu Dec 22 12:31:05 UTC 2005


Jivin Ori Idan lays it down ...
> I found the problem,
> I had to compile the kernel with CONFIGURE_BIG_ENDIAN
> Now I have the kernel loading but complaining about the root file system.
> I wonder is there an option to compile the root file system big endian?

You should have a look at the uClinux-dist.    It includes and
ADI/Coyote target already,  it will save you a lot of pain,

	http://www.uclinux.org/pub/uClinux/dist/

Ready to go toochains etc are available as well.

Cheers,
Davidm


> Ori Idan wrote:
> 
> >I hope someone here has experience with it as I don't have any idea
> >where to ask it.
> >
> >
> >I have build a linux kernel for Arm Xscale using arm-uclibc-gcc and
> >tried to boot it on the ADI coyote.
> >
> >After downloading using:  load -r -v -b 0x20000 zImage
> >
> >Then booting using:  exec -b 0x20000 -l 1249796 -c "console=ttyS0,115200n8"
> >
> >
> >I got the following line: $T0a0f:01600048;0d:0000b2c0;#73
> >
> >
> >I tried different options of command line but got similar results.
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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